Gayle King

American television personality, author and broadcast journalist for CBS News
Person human Q5528805
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Gayle King

Summary

Gayle King is a human[1]. She was born in Chevy Chase[2]. She was born on December 28, 1954[3]. She worked as a radio personality[4], journalist[5], and magazine editor[6]. She ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,578 views/month, #6,065 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Gayle King was born in Chevy Chase[2].
  • Gayle King was born on December 28, 1954[3].
  • Gayle King was born on 1956[8].
  • Gayle King held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Gayle King is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].
  • Gayle King worked as a radio personality[4].
  • Gayle King worked as a journalist[5].
  • Gayle King's professions included magazine editor[6].
  • Gayle King's education included a stint at University of Maryland[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Gayle King is CBS Mornings[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Gayle King is O, The Oprah Magazine[13].
  • Gayle King received the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism[14].
  • Gayle King is recorded as female[15].
  • Gayle King's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Gayle King's sexual orientation is recorded as heterosexuality[17].
  • Gayle King's Commons category is recorded as Gayle King[18].
  • Gayle King's residence is recorded as New York City[19].
  • Gayle King's family name is recorded as King[20].
  • Gayle King's given name is recorded as Gayle[21].
  • Gayle King's eye color is recorded as dark brown[22].
  • Gayle King's described by source is recorded as Who's Who Among African Americans[23].
  • Gayle King's described by source is recorded as Notable Black American Women[24].
  • Gayle King's participant in is recorded as Global Conference 2019[25].
  • Gayle King's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Gayle King's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gayle King'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1954-12-28[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3b7c9a50-2e5b-4350-a39a-fd7b6ef3274f[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Gayle King was born in Chevy Chase[2]. Recorded date of birth include December 28, 1954[3] and 1956[8]. She is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].

Education

Gayle King's education included a stint at University of Maryland[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include radio personality[4], journalist[5], and magazine editor[6].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include CBS Mornings[12], a television series[32] and O, The Oprah Magazine[13], a magazine[33], in United States[34], founded in 2000[35].

Recognition

Gayle King received the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism[14].

Why It Matters

Gayle King ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,578 views/month, #6,065 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Gayle King born?

Born in Chevy Chase[2], Gayle King…

What did Gayle King do for work?

Gayle King worked as radio personality[4], journalist[5], and magazine editor[6].

Where did Gayle King go to school?

Gayle King was educated at University of Maryland[11].

What awards did Gayle King receive?

Honors received include Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Who's Who Among African Americans. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . cronkite.asu.edu. cronkite.asu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Who's Who Among African Americans. wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . Notable Black American Women. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Global Conference 2019 - Speakers. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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