The “CBS This Morning” host accepted the Journalist Icon Award at the gala where Diana Ross performed.
Gayle King isn’t giving up the news business anytime soon — or maybe ever.
Said King — who has previously been honored with the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism — at the National Museum of African American History and Culture: “I stand before you at 68-years-old. Walter Cronkite had to retire from CBS at 65… He didn’t have a choice.” King had one heck of an opening act before receiving her award: Diana Ross performed a mini-concert that included her hits “Upside Down,” “I’m Coming Out,” “The Boss” and the Supremes’ “Stop! In the Name of Love.”
Allen told King when she finally followed the other journos, “I wanted to just show you what you gave birth to… You are the one who opened the door…. Everybody on this stage owes you a huge debt of gratitude.”Getty Images for Byron Allen, Allen Media Group
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