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Article: King, Gayle 1956(?)–
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Gayle King 1956(?)
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Television personality, journalist
Friendship Endured
Tales of Gayle
Courted by Syndicater
The Perks of Paldom
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Gayle King is the well-regarded best friend of one of the most popular and financially successful personalities in television history. The Connecticut newscaster has been close pals with Oprah Winfrey since their humble beginnings at a Baltimore television station, and Winfrey often recounts
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Gayle
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anecdotes to her viewing audience, which numbers in the millions daily. In contrast to Winfrey, King has led a far more sedate life as a news anchor at a Hartford CBS affiliate since the early 1980s, and is a divorced mother of ...