Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty for TNTGayle KingandCharles Barkleyare teaming up for a new weekly primetime show for CNN:King Charles.The one-hour program was confirmed over the weekend, network CEO Chris Licht calling the announcement “thrilling” in a memo to staff when noting thatKing Charleswould launch this fall.“This show will be an exciting new way we are delivering culturally relevant programming and unique perspectives to our audience, from two incredibly dynamic personalities,” Licht said in the memo. “We are excited that they are both able to join us in addition to their current respective roles, with Gayle continuing to anchorCBS Mornings.“He added, “King Charlesexemplifies the one-team, one-company mentality, with Charles playing double duty at CNN and in his role at WBD Sports.“The duo also confirmed the news on Saturday, with King, 68, vowing to host a show that offers “a good conversation without tearing other people down,“Varietyreported.“I wasn’t looking for another job,” quipped King, who also hostsGayle King in the Houseon Sirius XM.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Said Barkley, 60, of the program, “We don’t want to say, ‘We’re a liberal, conservative, Republican, Democrat’ — that’s one of the things that’s already ruined television in general.”
Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty for TNT
Gayle KingandCharles Barkleyare teaming up for a new weekly primetime show for CNN:King Charles.The one-hour program was confirmed over the weekend, network CEO Chris Licht calling the announcement “thrilling” in a memo to staff when noting thatKing Charleswould launch this fall.“This show will be an exciting new way we are delivering culturally relevant programming and unique perspectives to our audience, from two incredibly dynamic personalities,” Licht said in the memo. “We are excited that they are both able to join us in addition to their current respective roles, with Gayle continuing to anchorCBS Mornings.“He added, “King Charlesexemplifies the one-team, one-company mentality, with Charles playing double duty at CNN and in his role at WBD Sports.“The duo also confirmed the news on Saturday, with King, 68, vowing to host a show that offers “a good conversation without tearing other people down,“Varietyreported.“I wasn’t looking for another job,” quipped King, who also hostsGayle King in the Houseon Sirius XM.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Said Barkley, 60, of the program, “We don’t want to say, ‘We’re a liberal, conservative, Republican, Democrat’ — that’s one of the things that’s already ruined television in general.”
Gayle KingandCharles Barkleyare teaming up for a new weekly primetime show for CNN:King Charles.
The one-hour program was confirmed over the weekend, network CEO Chris Licht calling the announcement “thrilling” in a memo to staff when noting thatKing Charleswould launch this fall.
“This show will be an exciting new way we are delivering culturally relevant programming and unique perspectives to our audience, from two incredibly dynamic personalities,” Licht said in the memo. “We are excited that they are both able to join us in addition to their current respective roles, with Gayle continuing to anchorCBS Mornings.”
He added, “King Charlesexemplifies the one-team, one-company mentality, with Charles playing double duty at CNN and in his role at WBD Sports.”
The duo also confirmed the news on Saturday, with King, 68, vowing to host a show that offers “a good conversation without tearing other people down,“Varietyreported.
“I wasn’t looking for another job,” quipped King, who also hostsGayle King in the Houseon Sirius XM.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Said Barkley, 60, of the program, “We don’t want to say, ‘We’re a liberal, conservative, Republican, Democrat’ — that’s one of the things that’s already ruined television in general.”
source: people.com
