{"id":21010,"date":"2021-01-23T17:46:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T14:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=21010"},"modified":"2021-01-23T17:46:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T14:46:21","slug":"larry-king-veteran-us-talk-show-host-dies-aged-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/23\/larry-king-veteran-us-talk-show-host-dies-aged-87\/","title":{"rendered":"Larry King: Veteran US Talk Show Host Dies Aged 87"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Larry King, giant of US broadcasting who achieved worldwide fame for interviewing political leaders and celebrities, has died at the age of 87.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>King conducted an estimated 50,000 interviews in his six-decade career, which included 25 years as host of the popular CNN talk show Larry King Live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to Ora Media, a production company he co-founded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, he was treated in hospital for Covid-19, US media say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The talk show host had faced several health problems in recent years, including heart attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;For 63 years and across the platforms of radio, television and digital media, Larry&#8217;s many thousands of interviews, awards, and global acclaim stand as a testament to his unique and lasting talent as a broadcaster,&#8221; Ora Media said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>King rose to fame in the 1970s with his radio programme The Larry King Show, on the commercial network Mutual Broadcasting System.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was then the host of Larry King Live on CNN, between 1985 and 2010, carrying out interviews with a host of guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also wrote a column for the USA Today newspaper for over 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most recently, King hosted another programme, Larry King Now, broadcast on Hulu and RT, Russia&#8217;s state-controlled international broadcaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>BBC News<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Larry King, giant of US broadcasting who achieved worldwide fame for interviewing political leaders and celebrities, has died at the age of 87. 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