Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87

[ASKardar]

Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died on Saturday. He was 87.

King died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Ora Media, the studio and network he co-founded, tweeted. No cause of death was given, but CNN reported Jan 2 that King had been hospitalised for more than a week with Covid-19.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1352978301766279168

“For 63 years and across the platforms of radio, television and digital media, Larry's many thousands of interviews, awards, and global acclaim stand as a testament to his unique and lasting talent as a broadcaster,” it said.

"Funeral arrangements and a memorial service will be announced later in coordination with the King family, who ask for their privacy at this time,” according to the tweet on Saturday from Ora Media.

A longtime nationally syndicated radio host, from 1985 through 2010 he was a nightly fixture on CNN, where he won many honors, including two Peabody awards.

With his celebrity interviews, political debates and topical discussions, King wasn't just an enduring on-air personality.

He also set himself apart with the curiosity be brought to every interview, whether questioning the assault victim known as the Central Park jogger or billionaire industrialist Ross Perot, who in 1992 rocked the presidential contest by announcing his candidacy on King's show.

In its early years, "Larry King Live" was based in Washington, which gave the show an air of gravitas.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1603169

 

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Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died on Saturday. He was 87.

King died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Ora Media, the studio and network he co-founded, tweeted. No cause of death was given, but CNN reported Jan 2 that King had been hospitalised for more than a week with Covid-19.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1352978301766279168

“For 63 years and across the platforms of radio, television and digital media, Larry's many thousands of interviews, awards, and global acclaim stand as a testament to his unique and lasting talent as a broadcaster,” it said.

"Funeral arrangements and a memorial service will be announced later in coordination with the King family, who ask for their privacy at this time,” according to the tweet on Saturday from Ora Media.

A longtime nationally syndicated radio host, from 1985 through 2010 he was a nightly fixture on CNN, where he won many honors, including two Peabody awards.

With his celebrity interviews, political debates and topical discussions, King wasn't just an enduring on-air personality.

He also set himself apart with the curiosity be brought to every interview, whether questioning the assault victim known as the Central Park jogger or billionaire industrialist Ross Perot, who in 1992 rocked the presidential contest by announcing his candidacy on King's show.

In its early years, "Larry King Live" was based in Washington, which gave the show an air of gravitas.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1603169

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[crigar]

RIP. I saw only one of his interviews where he interviewed admiral general Aladin

 

[fallstuff]

RIP Mr. king.

 

[lastofthepatriots]

He was a very good interviewer.

 

[xyxmt]

after watching Larry king I realized one doesn't have to be smart to have mega success and young wives.