Corona, Larry King, who couldn’t escape ‘The Talk Show Emperor’ are also fighting

CNN’s signature talk show host Larry King is battling Corona 19. Suspenders and black tires are his symbols. [래리 킹 트위터]

The second (local time), foreign media reported that Larry King (87), the legendary “ Emperor of talk shows ” of the United States, is fighting a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19). CNN cited acquaintances of King’s family and reported that “King has been hospitalized at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in California for more than a week.” CNN said his family couldn’t see him due to the hospital’s quarantine rules.

Born into a Jewish immigrant family, he was born in a high school and, since 1985, reigned as a talk show legend by hosting ‘Larry King Live’ on CNN for 25 years. More than 40,000 people were interviewed, including famous politicians, artists, athletes, and ordinary spectators. World leaders like Nelson Mandela and Tony Blair, as well as people like Monica Lewinsky and Paris Hilton also confessed to him. He cited “listening to the other party” as the secret to the talk show. It was evaluated as the opening of a new chapter in the talk show by giving viewers the opportunity to ask questions directly over the phone. ‘Suspenders’ and ‘black horn rims’ became his symbols.

A tweet Larry King posted in May saying, “ Keep it safe folks. ” [래리 킹 트위터]

King said in an interview with the late JoongAng Ilbo Kim Young-hee in 2011, “The important secret is not to use the word ‘I’ in the interview.” “I do not adjust what to say in advance”, and “the moment the expression ‘I’ enters my opinion that it is not important”. He said, “You have to be curious to have a good interview,” he said, and “I often ask as soon as it occurs to me.”

It is not the first time a red light has been lit for King’s health. A longtime diabetic, he underwent cardiac artery surgery in 1987 for a heart attack. In 2017, she was diagnosed with lung cancer, and two years later she had another heart operation for angina.

King founded the Larry King Heart Foundation with his son in 1988, a year after his first heart surgery. By collecting tens of millions of dollars in donations, they provided heart exams and surgeries to those in need. He established a scholarship foundation at George Washington University for difficult students and donated $ 1 million (about 1 billion won).

Larry King’s first radio broadcast. [출처 래리 킹 인스타그램]

King suffered the pain of being in love with his two sons last year. His son Andy King (65) died of a heart attack in July last year, and his daughter Chaia (52) King died of lung cancer in August of the same year. At the time, he said on Facebook: “It’s hard to agree to send kids first” and “No parent should put their kids in front of them.” At the same time, I did not forget the words “I am grateful for the message of encouragement that many people sent me.”

The late bartender Kim Young-hee JoongAng Ilbo (right) interviewing Larry King at the Walkerhill Hotel in 2011. Reporter Ahn Seong-sik

Many celebrities are also expressing their regret at the news that King himself is lying in bed. CNN’s Christian Amanpoor, famous as a war reporter, posted a cheering tweet that read, “Larry, I hope you get well soon.” Keith Albaman, a 62-year-old American presenter, posted an encouraging message that read, “My heart hurts” and “King is the most generous and kind person.”

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