Top of the Ticker: CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King is “still processing” the fact she will be embarking on an all-female crew spaceflight.
“I’ll be ready Monday morning, I promise,” King told CBS Mornings’ featured host Vladimir Duthiers in a new interview. “But I still have a ways to go before I’m like, ‘Okay, put me in, coach. Let’s go.”
King will be joined by Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, and Kerianne Flynn aboard a Blue Origin flight that’s lifting off from Van Horn, Texas. CBS News will offer special coverage of the historic mission beginning at 9 a.m. ET on Monday.
In just three days, @gayleking will go to space aboard a Blue Origin rocket with the first all-female space crew.
Before she makes the historic trip, she sat down with @vladduthierscbs to talk about the support of her family and friends, how she is preparing and what the… pic.twitter.com/bnzfYdJ0fQ
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) April 11, 2025
Podcast Agreement: NewsNation anchor Ashleigh Banfield has struck an agreement with the Law&Crime platform to make her podcast, Drop Dead Serious, available on its YouTube channel. Beginning the weekend of April 12, Law&Crime subscribers can listen to Banfield’s take on true crime cases that have captivated the nation with hour-long episodes. “I’ve been a super fan of Law&Crime ever since it launched,” Banfield said. “I couldn’t be more thrilled to partner up with such a respected team of true crime experts.”
Collins Chat: Vanity Fair gives CNN anchor Kaitlin Collins the profile treatment in its latest issue. The magazine describes the network’s chief White House as the model for the “next-generation cable news star” due to her “multi-platform prowess,” which includes a savvy social media presence.
Kaitlan Collins Is CNN’s “Joyful Warrior” Covering Trump 2.0
For @vanityfair.com I profiled the chief WH correspondent and primetime anchor who former CEO Jeff Zucker suggests may be “the last great star that cable news produces”
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/k…
— Natalie Korach (@nataliekorach.bsky.social) April 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
