Larry King Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Career == === Miami radio and television === A [[CBS]] production supervisor, [[James F. Sirmons]], suggested he go to Florida which was a growing [[media market]] with openings for inexperienced broadcasters. King went to Miami, and after initial setbacks, he gained his first job in radio. The manager of a small station, WAHR<ref name="fussman">{{cite video |last= King |first= Larry |interviewer= Cal Fussman |title= Larry King on Getting Seduced |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yD8PzFFNFU#t=226 |publisher= [[PBS Digital Studios]] |location= Los Angeles |date= 2001 |work= Blank on Blank |access-date= July 23, 2014 |archive-date= January 3, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210103105250/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yD8PzFFNFU#t=226 |url-status= live |via=YouTube |transcript-url=https://blankonblank.org/interviews/larry-king-on-getting-seduced/ |transcript=Transcript}}</ref> (now [[WMBM]])<ref name=dn21>{{cite web|first=Richard |last=Wagoner |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2021/01/25/remembering-larry-king-and-the-success-of-his-nationwide-radio-show/ |title=Remembering Larry King and the success of his nationwide radio show – Daily News |publisher=Dailynews.com |date=January 25, 2021 |access-date=February 12, 2021}}</ref> in [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]], hired him to clean up and perform [[miscellaneous]] tasks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whyfame.com/celebrities/television/larry_king_60696.php |title=Larry King Biography |publisher=WhyFame |access-date=February 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410051118/http://www.whyfame.com/celebrities/television/larry_king_60696.php |archive-date=April 10, 2010 }}</ref> When one of the station's announcers abruptly quit, King was put on the air. His first broadcast was on May 1, 1957, working as the disc jockey from 9 a.m. to noon.<ref>{{cite web|first=Caitlin A.|last=Johnson|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/28/earlyshow/leisure/books/main2523708.shtml|title=Larry King Celebrates 50 Years On Air|work= [[CBS News]]|date= February 11, 2009|access-date= February 18, 2012}}</ref> He also did two afternoon newscasts and a sportscast. He was paid $50 a week. He acquired the name Larry King when the general manager declared that Zeiger was too difficult to remember<ref>{{cite web|author=Christina and Jordana |url=http://www.schemamag.ca/archive2/2010/07/goodbye_larry_king_1.php |title=Goodbye Larry King |work=Schema Magazine |date=July 5, 2010 |access-date=February 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716000131/http://www.schemamag.ca/archive2/2010/07/goodbye_larry_king_1.php |archive-date=July 16, 2010 }}</ref> ("too German, too Jewish and not showbusiness enough"<ref name="Telegraph"/>), so minutes before airtime, Larry chose the surname "King", which he got from an advertisement in the ''[[Miami Herald]]'' for King's Wholesale Liquor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1223720/inside-larry-kings-towering-legacy-an-intrepid-interviewer-who-just-loved-to-ask-questions |title=Inside Larry King's Towering Legacy: An Intrepid Interviewer Who Just Loved to Ask Questions |last=Finn |first=Natalie |date=January 23, 2021 |website=[[E!]] |access-date=January 10, 2024}}</ref> Within two years, he legally changed his name to Larry King.<ref name=ss2>{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-01-31/features/8801070156_1_larry-king-larry-zeiger-oral-roberts/2|title=The Nine Lives Of Larry King|newspaper=[[Sun Sentinel]]|access-date=November 2, 2015|archive-date=October 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018022909/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-01-31/features/8801070156_1_larry-king-larry-zeiger-oral-roberts/2|url-status=live}}</ref> He began to conduct interviews on a mid-morning show for [[WIOD]], at Pumpernik's Restaurant in Miami Beach.<ref>{{cite web|author=Pekkanen, John |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20075993,00.html|title=While Most of America Sleeps, Larry King Talks to Six Million People All Through the Night| work = [[People (magazine)|People]] |date=March 10, 1980|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317184932/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20075993,00.html|access-date= February 18, 2012|archive-date=March 17, 2016}}</ref> He would interview whoever walked in. His first interview was with a waiter at the restaurant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynwaterbagels.com/larry_king.php |title=Legendary Talk Show Host Larry King Joins the Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co. |publisher=Brooklyn Water Bagel Co. |access-date=February 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111214030325/http://www.brooklynwaterbagels.com/larry_king.php |archive-date=December 14, 2011 }}</ref> Two days later, singer [[Bobby Darin]], in Miami for a concert that evening, walked into [[Pumpernik's]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wlrn.org/post/key-facts-miamis-delis-yore-deli-historian-ted-merwin|title=Key Facts Of Miami's Delis Of Yore, From Deli Historian Ted Merwin|first=Trina|last=Sargalski|website=wlrn.org|date=November 22, 2013|access-date=July 25, 2017|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103105202/https://www.wlrn.org/culture/2013-11-22/key-facts-of-miamis-delis-of-yore-from-deli-historian-ted-merwin|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://restaurant-ingthroughhistory.com/tag/pumperniks/|title=Pumperniks - Restaurant-ing through history|website=restaurant-ingthroughhistory.com|access-date=July 25, 2017|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103105200/https://restaurant-ingthroughhistory.com/tag/pumperniks/|url-status=live}}</ref> having heard King's radio show; Darin became King's first celebrity interview guest.<ref name="Brounstein"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Larry |last=King |url=http://articles.cnn.com/2009-05-05/entertainment/larry.king.book.radio_1_larry-king-show-theme-song-larry-zeiger?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ |title=Excerpt: How I Became Larry King |work=CNN|date=May 5, 2009 |access-date=February 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326161423/http://articles.cnn.com/2009-05-05/entertainment/larry.king.book.radio_1_larry-king-show-theme-song-larry-zeiger?_s=PM%3ASHOWBIZ |archive-date=March 26, 2012 }}</ref> King's Miami radio show brought him local attention. A few years later, in May 1960, he hosted ''Miami Undercover'', airing Sunday nights at 11:30 p.m. on WPST-TV Channel 10 (now [[WPLG]]).<ref>{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Bershad|url=http://www.mediaite.com/tv/from-the-mediaite-vault-larry-king-takes-on-gangsters-and-loses-in-1961/|title=From the Mediaite Vault: Larry King Takes on Gangsters (and Loses) in 1961| work = [[Mediaite]] (blog)|date= June 30, 2010|access-date=February 18, 2012}}</ref> King credited his success on local television to the assistance of comedian [[Jackie Gleason]], whose national television variety show was being taped in Miami Beach beginning in 1964. "That show really took off because Gleason came to Miami," King said in a 1996 interview he gave when inducted into the Broadcasters' Hall of Fame. "He did that show and stayed all night with me. We stayed till five in the morning. He didn't like the set, so we broke into the general manager's office and changed the set. Gleason changed the set, he changed the lighting, and he became like a mentor of mine."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/kin0int-1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980201214239/http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/kin0int-1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 1, 1998 |title=The Interview King |publisher=[[Academy of Achievement]] |date=June 29, 1996 |access-date=March 3, 2008 }}</ref> During this period, WIOD gave King further exposure as a [[color commentator]] for the [[Miami Dolphins]] of the [[National Football League]], during their 1970 season and most of their 1971 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dlife.com/diabetes/famous_people/writers_reporters_editors/larry_king|title=Larry King – Talk Show Host|publisher=dLife|access-date=February 18, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217061540/http://www.dlife.com/diabetes/famous_people/writers_reporters_editors/larry_king|archive-date=December 17, 2011}}</ref> However, he was dismissed by both WIOD and television station [[WTVJ]] as a late-night radio host and sports commentator as of December 20, 1971, when he was arrested after being accused of [[grand larceny]] by a former business partner, [[Louis Wolfson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/celebrity/television/larry-king|title=Larry King|website= [[The Smoking Gun]]|access-date= February 18, 2012|date=July 13, 2010}}</ref><ref name=ss3/> Other staff covered the [[Dolphins–Jets rivalry|Dolphins]]' games into their 24–3 loss to Dallas in [[Super Bowl VI]]. King also lost his weekly column at the ''Miami Beach Sun'' newspaper. The charges were dropped.<ref name=ss3>{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-01-31/features/8801070156_1_larry-king-larry-zeiger-oral-roberts/3|title=The Nine Lives Of Larry King|work=[[Sun Sentinel]]|access-date=November 2, 2015|archive-date=June 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630094209/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-01-31/features/8801070156_1_larry-king-larry-zeiger-oral-roberts/3|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=gq09/> Eventually, King was rehired by WIOD.<ref name=ss3/> For several years during the 1970s, he hosted a sports talk-show called "Sports-a-la-King" that featured guests and callers.<ref name="Brounstein">{{cite web |url= https://soaphub.com/entertainment/larry-king-a-beloved-talk-show-icon-has-passed-away-at-age-87/ |date=January 23, 2021 |title=Larry King, A Beloved Talk Show Icon, Has Passed Away At Age 87 |first1=Diane |last1=Brounstein |publisher=soaphub.com}}</ref> === ''The Larry King Show'' === {{main|Larry King Show}} [[File:Photograph of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Taping a Larry King Weekend Show - NARA - 3668097.jpg|thumb|King with [[Hillary Clinton]] in 1993]] [[File:Vladimir Putin with Larry King.jpg|thumb|King interviewing [[Vladimir Putin]] in 2000]] [[File:Larry King interviews George W. Bush and Laura Bush.jpg|thumb|right|King interviewing President [[George W. Bush]] and [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Laura Bush]] in 2006]] On January 30, 1978, King began hosting a nightly coast-to-coast radio program on the [[Mutual Broadcasting System]],<ref name=ad2/> inheriting the talk show slot that had begun with [[Herb Jepko]] in late 1975, then followed by [[John Nebel|"Long John" Nebel]] in 1977.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1586228/Mutual-Broadcasting-System|title=Mutual Broadcasting System|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]}}</ref> King's Mutual show rapidly developed a devoted audience,<ref name=c82/> called "King-aholics".<ref name=tb81>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19810104&id=7DBPAAAAIBAJ&pg=3792,4986335 |title=The Radio 'King': From Midnight to Dawn |access-date=November 28, 2014 |date=January 4, 1981 |publisher=[[Toledo Blade]] |first=Tom |last=Davies}}</ref> ''[[The Larry King Show]]''<ref name="ad2">{{cite web|title=Listen! You're going to hear things you've never heard before|url=http://www.fuzface.com/dcrtv/photo379.jpg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402035726/http://www.fuzface.com/dcrtv/photo379.jpg|archive-date=April 2, 2018|access-date=November 20, 2014|publisher=dcrtv.com Photo Gallery}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20160308210306/http://dcrtv.com/plus/photo93.html Alt URL]</ref> was broadcast live Monday through Friday from midnight to 5:30 a.m. Eastern Time. King would interview a guest for the first hour, with callers asking questions that continued the interview for the next two hours.<ref name=tb81/> At 3 a.m., the ''[[Open Phone America]]'' segment began, where he allowed callers to discuss any topic they pleased with him,<ref name=c82/><ref name=dr21>{{cite web |last1=Spade |first1=Doug |first2=Mike |last2=Clement |url=https://www.thedailyreporter.com/opinion/20210129/farewell-to-king |title=Farewell to the King - Opinion - The Daily Reporter - Coldwater, MI |publisher=The Daily Reporter |date=January 29, 2021 |access-date=January 30, 2021}}</ref> until the end of the program when he expressed his own political opinions. Many stations in the western time zones carried the ''Open Phone America'' portion of the show live, followed by the guest interview on tape delay.<ref name=dn21/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/46222406/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=November 2, 2015|archive-date=October 18, 2015 |newspaper=[[The Gettysburg Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018022909/http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/46222406/ |title=Listeners pay close attention to late-night radio broadcast |date=March 22, 1982 |page=13 }}</ref> Some of King's regular callers used pseudonyms or were given nicknames by King, such as "The Numbers Guy",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Technical-Correction-The-Numbers-Guy-And-Wall-2726936.php|title=Technical Correction / "The Numbers Guy" And Wall Street|date=November 21, 2000|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]}}</ref> "The Chair", "The Portland Laugher",<ref name=c82>{{cite news|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1982/11/22/midnight-snoozer-pbibt-wasnt-very-long/|title=Midnight Snoozer|newspaper=[[Harvard Crimson]]|access-date=November 2, 2015}}</ref> "The Miami Derelict", and "The Scandal Scooper".<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TOn0St0hjzUC&q=Syracuse+Chair|title=Larry King|first1=Larry|last1=King|first2=Emily|last2=Yoffe|date= 1984|publisher=[[Berkley Books]]|access-date=July 25, 2017|via=Google Books|isbn=978-0-425-06831-1}}</ref> At the beginning, the show had 28 affiliates,<ref name=latobit>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2021-01-23/larry-king-dead-at-87|title=Larry King, TV broadcaster and talk-show host, dies at 87|date=January 23, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> but eventually rose to over 500.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://affiliates.westwoodone.com/talk/larry-king-bio.asp |title=Larry King Bio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090514040052/http://affiliates.westwoodone.com/talk/larry-king-bio.asp |archive-date=May 14, 2009}}</ref> King occasionally entertained the audience by telling amusing stories from his youth or early broadcasting career.<ref name="fussman"/><ref name=dr21/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9GjuVnuAbswC&q=moppo |title=My Remarkable Journey|first=Larry|last=King|access-date=November 2, 2015|isbn=978-1-60286-123-7|date= 2010|publisher=Weinstein Books }}</ref><ref name=ss1>{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-01-31/features/8801070156_1_larry-king-larry-zeiger-oral-roberts|title=The Nine Lives Of Larry King|work=Sun Sentinel|access-date=November 2, 2015|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129041457/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-01-31/features/8801070156_1_larry-king-larry-zeiger-oral-roberts|url-status=live}}</ref> Wishing to reduce his workload, King began hosting a shorter, daytime version of the show in 1993. [[Jim Bohannon]], King's primary fill-in host, took over the late night time slot. After 16 years on Mutual, King decided to retire from the program. The final broadcast of ''The Larry King Show'' was heard on May 27, 1994; Mutual gave King's afternoon slot to [[David Brenner]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1994-06-24/entertainment/ca-8138_1_talk-radio|title=Today's Talk-Radio Topic: The Future of Talk Radio|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=November 2, 2015|date=June 24, 1994|archive-date=October 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018022909/http://articles.latimes.com/1994-06-24/entertainment/ca-8138_1_talk-radio|url-status=live}}</ref> and Mutual's affiliates were given the option of carrying the audio of King's new CNN evening television program. After [[Westwood One (1976–2011)|Westwood One]] dissolved Mutual in 1999, the radio [[simulcast]] of the CNN show continued until December 31, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Westwood One Ends Larry King Show Simulcast |url=http://radiosyndicationtalk.com/2009/12/07/westwood-one-ends-larry-king-show-simulcast/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219022812/http://radiosyndicationtalk.com/2009/12/07/westwood-one-ends-larry-king-show-simulcast/ |archive-date=December 19, 2009 |access-date=November 2, 2015 |work=Radio Syndication Talk}}</ref> === ''Larry King Live'' === ''[[Larry King Live]]'' began on CNN in June 1985. King hosted a broad range of guests, from figures such as [[UFO conspiracy theory|UFO conspiracy theorists]] and alleged [[psychic]]s,<ref>One notable guest was [[Sylvia Browne]], who in 2005 told the ''[[Newsweek]]'' magazine that King, a believer in the paranormal, asks her to do private [[psychic reading]]s. {{Cite news|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6826824/site/newsweek/|title=Predictions: Jacko Convicted, But Blake Gets Off | work =[[Newsweek]]|date=January 14, 2005|first=Ramin|last=Setoodeh|access-date= January 31, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070211211432/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6826824/site/newsweek/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive -->|archive-date = February 11, 2007}}</ref> to prominent politicians and entertainment industry figures, often giving their first or only interview on breaking news stories on his show. After broadcasting his CNN show from 9 to 10 p.m., King then traveled to the studios of the [[Mutual Broadcasting System]] to do his radio show,<ref name=91int>{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-06-30/features/9101230817_1_larry-king-radio-show-previous-show/2|title=The Man Who Can't Stop Talking Starting In South Florida, Larry King Has Been Live And On The Air For More Than 30 Years. On Radio And Tv, When The King Of Talk Speaks, The World Listens.|work=Sun Sentinel|access-date=November 2, 2015|archive-date=June 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630114050/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-06-30/features/9101230817_1_larry-king-radio-show-previous-show/2|url-status=live}}</ref> when both shows still aired. Two of his best-remembered interviews involved political figures. In 1992, billionaire [[Ross Perot]] announced his presidential bid on the show. In 1993, a debate between [[Al Gore]] and Perot became CNN's most-watched segment until 2015.<ref name="Miller">{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Hayley |last2=Moran |first2=Lee |date=January 23, 2021 |title=Larry King, Iconic TV And Radio Interviewer, Dies At 87 |newspaper=[[HuffPost]] |via=[[Yahoo!]]|url=https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/larry-king-dead-130805161.html |quote=He rose above personal tragedy, financial despair and half a dozen divorces to become one of the most revered and prolific interviewers in broadcasting.}}</ref> Unlike many interviewers, King had a direct, non-confrontational approach. His reputation for asking easy, open-ended questions made him attractive to important figures who wanted to state their position while avoiding being challenged on contentious topics.<ref name=NYT120110>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/world/europe/02putin.html|title=Blunt and Blustery, Putin Responds to State Department Cables on Russia|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Barry, Ellen|date=December 1, 2010|access-date=December 3, 2010|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103105236/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/world/europe/02putin.html|url-status=live}}</ref> King said that when interviewing authors, he did not read their books in advance, so that he would not know more than his audience.<ref name=wdvm>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAMIRT4P62I |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/aAMIRT4P62I| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Larry King Mutual Radio 1982|work=YouTube|access-date=November 2, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=91int/> Throughout his career, King interviewed many of the leading figures of his time. According to CNN, King conducted more than 30,000 interviews in his career.<ref name="fastfacts">[http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/27/us/larry-king-fast-facts/ ''Larry King Fast Facts''] CNN. May 5, 2013</ref> An avid sports fan, King wrote a regular column for ''[[The Sporting News]]'' during the 1980s. King also wrote a regular column in ''[[USA Today]]'' for almost 20 years, from shortly after that first national newspaper's debut in [[Baltimore–Washington]] in 1982 until September 2001.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/lking.htm|work=[[USA Today]]|date=September 23, 2001|author=King, Larry|title=A New York boy pays tribute, bids farewell|access-date=October 19, 2009|archive-date=September 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906105034/http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/lking.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The column consisted of short "plugs, superlatives and dropped names" but was dropped when the newspaper redesigned its "Life" section.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/05/business/larry-king-s-weekly-column-for-usa-today-to-be-dropped.html|title=Larry King's Weekly Column for USA Today to Be Dropped|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Barringer, Felicity|date=September 5, 2001|access-date=October 19, 2009|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103105244/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/05/business/larry-king-s-weekly-column-for-usa-today-to-be-dropped.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The column was resurrected in blog form in November 2008<ref>{{cite news|url=http://larrykinglive.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/24/kings-thingsmy-two-cents/|title=King's Things: It's My Two Cents|date=November 24, 2008|work=CNN|author=King, Larry|access-date=October 19, 2009|archive-date=August 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817085452/http://larrykinglive.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/24/kings-thingsmy-two-cents/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and on Twitter in April 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KingsThings|title=King's Things|author=King, Larry|publisher=Twitter|access-date=October 19, 2009|archive-date=March 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303183126/http://twitter.com/kingsthings|url-status=live}}</ref> During his career, King conducted more than 60,000 interviews.<ref name="Levin">{{cite news |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/01/23/larry-king-cnn-talk-show-legend-dies/331963002 |via=[[The Columbus Dispatch]] |work=[[USA Today]] |title=Larry King, CNN talk-show legend, dies at 87 after being hospitalized with COVID-19 |last1=Levin |first1=Gary|date=January 23, 2021|quote=By his count, he interviewed well over 60,000 subjects, and when his run on cable ended in 2010, he segued to the Internet with "Larry King Now", a daily talk show on Hulu from Ora TV, and became an active presence on Twitter. ... King’s interview subjects were a virtual Who’s Who. They ranged from the late Palestinian leader [[Yasser Arafat]] and the late Israeli Prime Minister [[Yitzhak Rabin]], U.S. presidents [[Bill Clinton]] and [[George W. Bush]], and thousands of others, including [[Paul McCartney]], [[Bette Davis]], [[Dr. Martin Luther King]], [[Eleanor Roosevelt]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Marlon Brando]], [[Madonna]] and [[Malcolm X]].}}</ref> CNN's Larry King Live became "the longest-running television show hosted by the same person, on the same network and in the same time slot", and was recognized for it by the [[Guinness Book of World Records]].<ref name="Martinez">{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/12/16/larry.king.finale/index.html|title=Larry King ends his record-setting run on CNN |first1=Michael |last1=Martinez |publisher= CNN |date=December 17, 2010|access-date=January 24, 2021}}</ref> He retired in 2010 after taping 6,000 episodes of the show.<ref name="Kludt">{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/23/us/larry-king-dies-trnd/index.html |title=Larry King, legendary talk show host, dies at 87 |first1=Tom |last1=Kludt |first2=Brad |last2=Parks |first3=Ray |last3=Sanchez |work=CNN|date=January 24, 2021}}</ref> ==== Departure ==== On June 29, 2010, King announced that after 25 years, he would be stepping down as the show's host. However, he stated that he would remain with CNN to host occasional specials.<ref name="bbcshowend">{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10457092.stm|title=Larry King to end long-running US TV chat show|work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=BBC|date=June 30, 2010|access-date=September 9, 2010}}</ref> The announcement came in the wake of speculation that CNN had approached [[Piers Morgan]], the British television personality and journalist, as King's primetime replacement,<ref name="morganapproach">{{Cite news|work=[[The Spy Report]] |publisher=Media Spy |date=June 16, 2010 |access-date=September 9, 2010 |title=CNN denies Larry King will be replaced |url=http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/06/16/us-cnn-denies-larry-king-will-be-replaced/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118031148/http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/06/16/us-cnn-denies-larry-king-will-be-replaced/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 18, 2010 }}</ref> which was confirmed that September.<ref name="signcnn">{{Cite news|work=The Spy Report |publisher=Media Spy |date=September 9, 2010 |access-date=September 9, 2010 |title=Piers Morgan signs on as Larry King replacement |url=http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/09/09/us-piers-morgan-signs-on-as-larry-king-replacement |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915063358/http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/09/09/us-piers-morgan-signs-on-as-larry-king-replacement/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 15, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="cnncit">{{Cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/08/morgan.replaces.king/index.html|title=Piers Morgan to join CNN with prime-time hour in Larry King slot|last=Duke|first=Alan|work=[[ABC News]] |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|author2=Braiker, Brian|date=June 30, 2010|access-date=September 9, 2010}}</ref> The final edition of ''Larry King Live'' aired on December 16, 2010.<ref name="endcnn">{{cite news|work=The Spy Report |publisher=Media Spy |date=December 17, 2010 |access-date=December 17, 2010 |title=Larry King signs off from CNN talk show |url=http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/12/17/us-larry-king-signs-off-from-cnn-talk-show/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223134449/http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/12/17/us-larry-king-signs-off-from-cnn-talk-show/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 23, 2010 }}</ref> The show concluded with his last thoughts and a thank you to his audience for watching and supporting him over the years. The concluding words of Larry King on the show were, "I... I, I don't know what to say except to you, my audience, thank you. And instead of goodbye, how about so long."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iknowjack.radio.com/2010/12/17/photos-larry-kings-final-cnn-larry-king-live-broadcast-party/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222050246/http://iknowjack.radio.com/2010/12/17/photos-larry-kings-final-cnn-larry-king-live-broadcast-party/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 22, 2010|title=Photos: Larry King's Final CNN "Larry King Live" Broadcast Party|publisher=iknowjack.radio.com}}</ref> On February 17, 2012, CNN announced that he would no longer host specials.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/02/cnn-officially-severs-ties-with-larry-king.html|title=CNN officially severs ties with Larry King| work = [[Los Angeles Times]] |date= February 15, 2012|access-date= February 18, 2012}}</ref> === Shows on Ora TV === In March 2012, King co-founded [[Ora TV]], a production company, with his wife Shawn Southwick-King and Mexican business magnate [[Carlos Slim]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wallenstein|first=Andrew|title=Larry King's 'Now' to stream on Hulu: Internet vid giant pacts with Carlos Slim Helu's Ora TV venture|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-xpm-2012-07-17-sns-201207170101reedbusivarietynvr1118056646-20120717-story.html|access-date=September 24, 2021|website=Chicago Tribune|date=July 17, 2012 |language=en-US}}</ref> On January 16, 2013, Ora TV celebrated their 100th episode of ''[[Larry King Now]]''. In September 2017, King's agent stated that King "looks forward to working for another 60 years."<ref name="lungcancer">{{cite web | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/14/entertainment/larry-king-lung-cancer/index.html | title=Larry King reveals lung cancer diagnosis | date=September 14, 2017 }}</ref> Ora TV signed a multi-year deal with [[Hulu]] to exclusively carry King's new talk-oriented web series, ''[[Larry King Now]]'', beginning July 17.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-201207170101reedbusivarietynvr1118056646-20120717,0,312185.story|title = Larry King's 'Now' to stream on Hulu: Internet vid giant pacts with Carlos Slim Helu's Ora TV venture|author = Wallenstein, Andrew|agency = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date = July 17, 2012|access-date = July 17, 2012|archive-date = July 18, 2012|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120718233850/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-07-17/entertainment/sns-201207170101reedbusivarietynvr1118056646-20120717_1_andy-forssell-hulu-deal-digital-world}}</ref> On October 23, 2012, King hosted the third-party presidential debate on Ora TV, featuring [[Jill Stein]], [[Rocky Anderson]], [[Virgil Goode]], and [[Gary Johnson]].<ref>[http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/10/20121023185635673481.html "Third-party candidates face off in US debate"]. ''[[Al Jazeera English]]''. October 23, 2012.</ref> In May 2013, the Russian-owned [[RT America]] network announced that they struck a deal with Ora TV to host the ''Larry King Now'' show on its network. King said in an advertisement on RT America: "I would rather ask questions to people in positions of power, instead of speaking on their behalf." The show continued to be available on Hulu.com and Ora.tv.<ref>Byers, Dylan [http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/05/larry-king-joins-russian-channel-rt-164941.html Larry King joins Russian channel RT], ''[[Politico]]'', May 29, 2013.</ref> When criticized for doing business with a Russian-owned TV network in 2014, King responded, "I don't work for RT", commenting that his podcasts, ''Larry King Now'' and ''Politicking'', are licensed for a fee to RT America by New York-based Ora TV. "It's a deal made between the companies ... They just license our shows. If they took something out, I would never do it. It would be bad if they tried to edit out things. I wouldn't put up with it."<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/03/06/larry-king-s-russian-tv-dilemma-it-would-be-bad-if-they-tried-to-edit-out-things-i-wouldn-t-put-up-with-it.html Larry King's Russian TV Dilemma] ''[[The Daily Beast]]'' March 6, 2014.</ref> ===Other ventures=== King remained active as a writer and television personality thereafter. King guest starred in episodes of ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]'', ''[[30 Rock]]'' and ''[[Gravity Falls]]'', had cameos in ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' and ''[[Bee Movie]]'', and voiced [[Doris the Ugly Stepsister]] in ''[[Shrek 2]]'' and its sequels.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Larry King {{!}} Producer, Actor, Director |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005092/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> He also played himself in ''[[The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/larry-king-lost-his-mind-while-shooting-people-v-090116370.html |title=Superfan: Larry King Lost His Mind While Shooting 'The People v. O.J.' With Connie Britton |date=March 10, 2016|access-date=January 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/03/21/people-v-oj-simpson-marcia-clark-larry-king/ |title=Marcia Clark: People v OJ Simpson is so accurate, it's painful to watch |first1=Will |last1=Robinson |date=March 21, 2016 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=January 23, 2021}}</ref> and appeared as himself in an episode of ''[[Law and Order: Trial by Jury]]''. King hosted the educational television series ''In View with Larry King'' from 2013 to 2015, which was carried on cable television networks including [[Fox Business Network]] and [[Discovery Channel|Discovery]]<ref name="broadwayworld">[http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Larry-Kings-IN-VIEW-Television-Show-to-Feature-Help-Hospitalized-Veterans-20150709# "Larry King's IN VIEW Television Show to Feature Help Hospitalized Veterans"] Retrieved November 2015.</ref> and produced by The Profiles Series production company.<ref name="businessreport">[https://www.businessreport.com/article/baton-rouge-real-estate-firm-get-close-larry-kings-view ''Greater Baton Rouge Business Report''] Retrieved November 2015.</ref> King and his wife Shawn appeared on ''[[WWE Raw]]'' in October 2012, participating in a storyline involving professional wrestlers [[The Miz]] and [[Kofi Kingston]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/amp/shows/raw/2012-10-08/larry-king-now-photos|title="Larry King NOW" with The Miz and Kofi Kingston: photos |publisher=WWE}}</ref> King became a very active user on the social-networking site Twitter, where he posted thoughts and commented on a wide variety of subjects. King stated, "I love tweeting, I think it's a different world we've entered. When people were calling in, they were calling into the show and now on Twitter, I'm giving out thoughts, opinions. The whole concept has changed."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/01/17/larry-king|title=Larry King on his dream guest, Twitter, and the 100th episode of 'Larry King Now'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> After 2011, he also made various television [[infomercial]]s, often appearing as a "host" discussing products like [[omega-3 fatty acid]] dietary supplement OmegaXL with guests, in an interview style reminiscent of his past television programs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://adage.com/article/news/larry-king-returns-tv-breathgemz-pitchman/226839/ |title=Larry King Returns to TV – as BreathGemz Pitchman | News |publisher=AdAge |date=April 6, 2011 |access-date=March 11, 2017 |archive-date=October 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016231513/http://adage.com/article/news/larry-king-returns-tv-breathgemz-pitchman/226839/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dalton |first1=Andrew |title=Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-larry-king-dead-covid-19-20210123-4k7loudt5vh5pc3b7bwvfna64a-story.html |date=January 23, 2021 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=January 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=OmegaXL® is a powerful omega 3 joint health supplement {{!}} Omega XL |url=https://www.omegaxl.com/ |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=OmegaXL |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[ProPublica]]'' reported that in 2019 King had been manipulated into starring in a fake interview with a Russian journalist containing disinformation about Chinese dissident [[Guo Wengui]], which was subsequently spread by Chinese government associated social media accounts.<ref name="king">{{cite news|last1=Dudley|first1=Renee|last2=Kao|first2=Jeff|date=July 30, 2020|title=The Disinfomercial: How Larry King Got Duped Into Starring in Chinese Propaganda|work=ProPublica|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/the-disinfomercial-how-larry-king-got-duped-into-starring-in-chinese-propaganda|access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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