Gayle King, the award-winning co-host of “CBS Mornings,” reflected on her life, career and rise to prominence as she accepted the 39th Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism presented by Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
King, who is also editor-at-large of Oprah Daily and host of a live, weekly radio show titled “Gayle King in the House” on SiriusXM, was honored during a ceremony on Tuesday at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown.
ASU Executive Vice President and University Provost Nancy Gonzales presented King with the award in front of approximately 1,000 attendees, including Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs. The luncheon culminated a two-day visit that began on Monday at the Cronkite School where King answered questions and provided career advice to students during a Q&A session.
Cronkite students were heavily involved with the luncheon. The event marked the first time that a student, Chrystal Stone, emceed the event while another student, Autriya Maneshni, introduced King.
“We are very excited to honor Gayle with the 39th Walter Cronkite Award and celebrate her tremendous career. She has had a profound impact on the journalism industry and the communities across the nation that benefit from her excellence in reporting and storytelling,” Cronkite School Dean Battinto L. Batts Jr. said.
In her acceptance speech, King recalled when she first learned of Walter Cronkite as a seventh grader and her father required their family to watch “CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite” every night together.
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