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Larry King gained worldwide fame with his popular CNN talk show.
Larry King, the American radio and television giant who achieved worldwide fame for interviewing political leaders and celebrities, died this Saturday at the age of 87 a victim of the covid.
King conducted some 50,000 interviews in six decades of his career, which included 25 years hosting the popular talk show from CNN Larry King Live.
The journalist died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, where he was admitted earlier this month with covid-19, according to a statement released by Ora Media, the production company he helped found.
The presenter had faced several health problems in recent years, including heart attacks.
“For 63 years, on radio, television and digital media, Larry’s thousands of interviews, awards and global accolades are a testament to his unique and enduring talent as a broadcaster“says the Ora Media press release.
King rose to fame in the 1970s with his radio show The Larry King Show in the Mutual Broadcasting System commercial network.
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Larry King in 2010.
In 1985 he launched Larry King Live on CNN, conducting interviews with all the presidents of the United States from Gerald Ford and many other high profile personalities.
The show, which airs daily around the world, was a ratings success and won several awards. He was also criticized for his lack of confrontation and his open questions.
By 2010 its audience ratings had dropped significantly. King announced his retirement and CNN replaced him with British journalist and broadcaster Piers Morgan.
Two of his five children died last year weeks apart, one from a heart attack and one from lung cancer.
In 1988 he founded the Larry King Heart Foundation, a charity to assist in financing heart treatments for people with limited resources or without health insurance.
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