Gayle King To Be Honored at Byron Allen’s ‘Washington Gala’

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Roy Wood Jr. to host, Diana Ross provides a live musical concert

Gayle King
Gayle King (Image credit: Allen Media Group)

Byron Allen’s theGrio will honor CBS Mornings host Gayle King with its Journalist Icon Award at the Byron Allen Presents the Washington D.C. Gala.

In its second year, the program will take place after the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 29.

Shot at the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History & Culture, the special will air on theGrio Television Network and other platforms Monday, May 1.

The event will be hosted by Roy Wood Jr. and feature a live musical concert by Diana Ross.

“Gayle King and Diana Ross are both American treasures, and I can’t think of a better way to honor their excellence than by hosting this event at The Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History & Culture,” Byron Allen, founder, chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group, said. “I created the Washington D.C. Gala to be a spectacular celebration, informative and a great deal of fun.”

CNN on Saturday announced that King would be co-hosting a primetime show with Charles Barkley called King Barkley.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.