TV Talk Show Legend Larry King Dies at 87
FILE (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Larry King has died at age 87 after a half-century in broadcasting that included interviews with presidents, movie stars and everyday people.
His production company tweeted that he died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. No cause of death was given, but a spokesperson said this month he had been hospitalized with COVID-19.
The Brooklyn-born King was a fixture on CNN from 1985 through 2010. He won two Peabody Awards but made no claims to being an intellectual.
FILE – In this Oct. 7, 1999 file photo, Donald Trump, right, is interviewed by Larry King during a taping of “Larry King Live,” in New York. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
He preferred to ask presidents what they liked about their jobs rather than their foreign policy. He welcomed everyone from the Dalai Lama to Elizabeth Taylor.
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