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[[Image:Oprahandgayle2.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Gayle King (left) on the set of the ''[[Oprah Winfrey Show]]'']]

'''Gayle King''' (born in [[Chevy Chase, Maryland]]) is editor-at-large for ''[[O, The Oprah Magazine]]'' and is the [[friend|best friend]] of [[Oprah Winfrey]]. She has previously worked as a television news anchor and [[talk show]] host. King was also instrumental in the planning and creation of the [[Legends Weekend]].

==Personal Life==

King grew up in [[Bethesda, Maryland]]; her father was an electrical [[engineer]] and her mother was a [[homemaker]]. She graduated from the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]] with a degree in [[psychology]]. She is the [[divorced]] mother of two children. Her daughter, Kirby, 20, and her son, William, 19, are both college students. King currently lives in [[Connecticut]].

In the August 2006 issue of ''[[O, The Oprah Magazine]]'', Winfrey explained that "people sometimes misunderstand her close friendship with King" and that the two of them are not involved in a romantic relationship. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060717/ap_en_tv/people_oprah;_ylt=AsDR9uuWKnsGXXIMHtUlPPGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3YXYwNDRrBHNlYwM3NjI-]