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Gayle King on her 3:24 a.m. alarm and several snoozes
King, who is seventy-one, says she sleeps four to five hours a night and skips caffeine on weekdays; the alarm still wins several times.
Watch it as it aired: Vera Bullock on this story, from BBN After Hours at 2:42 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are AOL.com's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by AOL.com: “Inside CBS host Gayle King's bizarre morning routine that begins at an ungodly hour”, with reporting from E! News and Yahoo.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 2:42 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Vera Bullock.
- Topics: CBS.
- BBN covered this story before: CBS makes J.J. Watt the permanent Romo replacement (October 22).
The real story
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- AOL.comInside CBS host Gayle King's bizarre morning routine that begins at an ungodly hour
- E! NewsGayle King Wakes Up at 3 a.m. for CBS Mornings, Doesn't Drink Caffeine October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
- YahooGayle King Reveals "Brutal" Time She Really Gets Up Every Day October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCBS Mornings co-host Gayle King says she sets her alarm for three twenty-four a. m. and then hits snooze several times.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorJoining me is State Senator Ludmila Cavanaugh-Roe of Lower Marrow. Senator, why three twenty-four? Why not three thirty?
Senator Ludmila Cavanaugh-RoeBecause that was my amendment. I was already up at three, and I moved it six minutes for the working families.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorShe told WSJ Magazine she's still not used to it, but she's accepted that it's her reality. Did you do that too?
Senator Ludmila Cavanaugh-RoeThe acceptance, yes. I was already up at four when we drafted it. Here's the clock I funded, and it ticks beautifully.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSenator, you said three, then four. Which is it?
Senator Ludmila Cavanaugh-RoeBoth, because I'm thorough. Whatever time it is, I was already up at it, and any later hour is the other party's snooze.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorShe says she gets four to five hours of sleep, and that six would be a fricking hula. Who gets that credit?
Senator Ludmila Cavanaugh-RoeI do. Every hour she doesn't sleep is a job I created, and I was already up creating it at five.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorShe drinks coconut water with pineapple instead of caffeine. I assume you'd call that a fully funded beverage initiative.
Senator Ludmila Cavanaugh-RoeFunded, and also bipartisan. Though if the pineapple's warm, that's the previous administration.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSenator, how many hours did you sleep last night?
Senator Ludmila Cavanaugh-RoeI was already up. Nine. Nine a. m., I mean, doing the morning.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNine. Got it. That's a verdict I'll file under ambitious.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSenator, you claimed every snooze, so when the alarm goes off at three twenty-four, it's your call. Several times.
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