Ticker: Gayle King Opens up About Her Spaceflight

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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…

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— Natalie Korach (@nataliekorach.bsky.social) April 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM

New Hugh: Hugh Hewitt is joining Fox News as a contributor, making his first appearance on the network on Friday’s edition of Special Report with Bret Baier. He currently hosts The Hugh Hewitt Show on the Salem Radio Network and Salem News Channel.