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I became a Larry King fan late — to have become one early I would have needed to listen to him from the cradle — and even in his CNN salad days, when "Larry King Live!" aired nightly over a quarter century, from 1985 to 2010, my attention was usually elsewhere. (I have had cause to watch the old shows since; they comprise an Alexandrian library of cultural history.) My first sense of the host, who died Jan. 23 at 87, came instead from the old-school syndicated newspaper column that appeared...

Appreciation: Larry King loved ‘dumb’ questions. With them, he helped write cultural history Larry King at the 45th International Emmy Awards at New York Hilton on November 20, 2017, in New York City. (MM/Abaca Press/TNS) Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times I became a Larry King fan late – to have become one early I would have needed to listen to him from the cradle – and even in his CNN salad days, when “Larry King Live!” aired nightly over a quarter century, from 1985 to 2010, my att...

By Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times January 25, 2021 48 In this April 18, 2007, photo, Larry King speaks to guests at a party held by CNN, celebrating Kings 50 years of broadcasting in New York. King, who interviewed presidents, movie stars and ordinary Joes during a half-century in broadcasting, has died at age 87. ( AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, File) I became a Larry King fan late – to have become one early I would have needed to listen to him from the cradle – and even in his CNN salad days, w...

I became a Larry King fan late — to have become one early I would have needed to listen to him from the cradle — and even in his CNN salad days, when “Larry King Live!” aired nightly over a quarter century, from 1985 to 2010, my attention was usually elsewhere. (I have had ca