A CBS anchor's visible shock that the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy triple murder mistrial was a Black man has drawn sharp criticism, and exposed the racial assumptions that pervade elite media. Gayle King was interviewing juror Paula Devlin on "CBS Mornings" Friday when Devlin revealed that the single juror who refused to […] The post Gayle King's on-air fixation on holdout juror's race raises uncomfortable questions about media priorities appeared first on American Almanac .
A CBS anchor's visible shock that the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy triple murder mistrial was a Black man has drawn sharp criticism, and exposed the racial assumptions that pervade elite media. Gayle King was interviewing juror Paula Devlin on "CBS Mornings" Friday when Devlin revealed that the single juror who refused to join the other eleven had been the only Black person on the panel. King, 71, stopped the conversation cold. "A black man is the holdout juror?" she asked. Then: "Woah, I have to sit with that for just a second." The moment, captured on video and posted to the show's official X account, drew immediate backlash from conservative commentators who said King's reaction laid bare a set of assumptions about how a…Open
The funniest thing you’ll see all week is the moment CBS Mornings content creator Gayle King found out the lone juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial who wouldn’t vote to acquit, resulting in a mistrial, was a black man. She nearly needed smelling salts. In an interview Friday, Paula Devlin, one of the witches on […]
Dolly Parton's sister Stella says the country music legend was "definitely prepared" and at peace when she died after a cancer battle, but the Nashville entertainment community has offered the family not a single word of condolence. Stella Parton sat down with CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King for an exclusive interview at RCA Studio A […] The post Stella Parton says Dolly was at peace before her death — but Nashville's silence has stung appeared first on American Almanac .
Dolly Parton's sister Stella says the country music legend was "definitely prepared" and at peace when she died after a cancer battle, but the Nashville entertainment community has offered the family not a single word of condolence. Stella Parton sat down with CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King for an exclusive interview at RCA Studio A in Nashville, the same recording studio where Dolly cut some of her most iconic tracks, and spoke openly about her sister's final days, her nearly six-decade marriage, and a cold shoulder from the industry Dolly helped build. Dolly Parton died late last month after battling cancer. She was 80 years old. Her husband, Carl Thomas Dean, had died the previous March after nearly 60 years of marriage. Stella…Open
CBS anchor Gayle King publicly called out Hayden Panettiere's estranged mother for using her first interview after the actress's death to assign blame, drawing a sharp contrast with the father who simply honored his daughter's memory. King addressed Lesley Vogel's comments during the Aug. 19 broadcast of "CBS Mornings," three days after Panettiere was found […] The post Gayle King rebukes Hayden Panettiere's estranged mother over post-death remarks appeared first on American Almanac .
CBS anchor Gayle King publicly called out Hayden Panettiere's estranged mother for using her first interview after the actress's death to assign blame, drawing a sharp contrast with the father who simply honored his daughter's memory. King addressed Lesley Vogel's comments during the Aug. 19 broadcast of "CBS Mornings," three days after Panettiere was found unresponsive at a Greenville, South Carolina, apartment complex. The 36-year-old actress, known for her roles in "Nashville," "Heroes," and "Remember The Titans," died on Aug. 16 . Her cause of death has not been released. Vogel, who managed Panettiere's career from infancy until the actress severed their professional relationship at age 19, gave a phone interview to NBC News on Aug.…Open
CBS Mornings may be headed for a major shakeup as early as September, but its longtime host Gayle King is pushing back against a plan that could return former co-host Norah O'Donnell to the anchor desk. King, 71, is "not happy" about the possibility of O'Donnell rejoining the broadcast and "does not want Norah to […] The post Gayle King reportedly opposes CBS Mornings overhaul that could bring back Norah O'Donnell appeared first on American Almanac .
CBS Mornings may be headed for a major shakeup as early as September, but its longtime host Gayle King is pushing back against a plan that could return former co-host Norah O'Donnell to the anchor desk. King, 71, is "not happy" about the possibility of O'Donnell rejoining the broadcast and "does not want Norah to return to the show," an anonymous source told the New York Post. The tension comes as CBS News leadership weighs a broader restructuring of its struggling morning program, one that could add a third anchor and shift the format toward a looser, more conversational style. The reported friction lands at a precarious moment for the network. CBS Mornings hit its lowest-rated week in history during the week of July 13, averaging just…Open