Gayle King expected to exit ‘CBS Mornings’ amid ongoing internal shake-up: report

Gayle King is expected to leave “CBS Mornings” after more than a decade with the news program.

Several sources claim the journalist will step down after finishing out the term of her current contract, which is up in May 2026, per Variety.

However, it may not be a complete goodbye as King, 70, may potentially take on a new role within the network’s division that is currently going through an internal shake-up due to Paramount’s $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media.

The outlet added that King may wind up with a deal to produce her own content for the network similar to Norah O’Donnell, who previously anchored “CBS Evening News” until she stepped down in January and now is a senior correspondent for “CBS News.”

A CBS News spokesperson told Page Six in a statement: “There have been no discussions with Gayle about her contract that runs through May 2026. She’s a truly valued part of CBS and we look forward to engaging with her about the future.”

A rep for King did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.

A source told Page Six that nothing has been set at all and King has made no plans yet. Another insider claimed King has “very different politics” from CBS News new editor in chief, Bari Weiss, who has already made several radical changes to the organization.

As Page Six previously reported in May, King signed a one-year contract extension that would keep her as the face of the morning show until next summer.

Prior to the report, King had already taken a pay cut down from $13 million to $10 million.

King joins the likes of “CBS Saturday Morning,” which was reportedly set as the first major casualty of the pending cuts coming to CBS News, according to The Post.

Sources close to the situation claim the 28-year-old show is now scheduled to undergo a total revamp by Weiss and the network’s president Tom Cibrowski.

Insiders also revealed that co-anchors Michelle Miller, Dana Jacobson and the show’s executive producer Brian Applegate have been notified of these changes and are on their way out.

The changes come after it was announced that CBS had axed its signature late-night program, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” which will end in May, and will be saying goodbye to “CBS Evening News” anchor John Dickerson.