Broadcasting legend Larry King dies after Covid-19 battle
23 Jan, 2021 04:58 PM
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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 Saturday. He was 87.
King died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his production company, Ora Media, tweeted. No cause of death was given, but a spokesperson said January 4 that King had Covid-19, had received supplemental oxygen and had been moved out of intensive care. His son Chance Armstrong also confirmed King s death, CNN reported.
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.
Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
King died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after being hospitalized with COVID-19
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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 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 had earlier reported he was hospitalized with COVID-19.
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.
King died on January 23 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 87.
His death was announced on Twitter by his production studio, Ora Media.
While no cause of death has been announced so far, King had been diagnosed with COVID-19 a few weeks ago and was admitted into the intensive care unit on New Year’s Eve.
The television icon had the honour of interviewing world leaders, Hollywood stars and set the benchmark of talkshow hosting much before other players entered the field. In this Dec. 16, 1999 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. George W. Bush jokes with CNN s Larry King after finishing the Larry King Live show from the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, Tenn. After 25 years of Larry King Live, Larry King will hang up his suspenders with his last broadcast on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010.