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| Larry King (AP-Yonhap News) |
Larry King, the host of the American CNN broadcast signboard talk show, died on the 23rd (local time). 87 years old.
According to the Associated Press and other foreign media, King Ora Media, a media network co-founded by King, announced that King died at the Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles (LA).
In a statement, Aura Media said in a statement that “we announce the death of our co-founder, moderator and friend Larry King, who passed away at the age of 87 this morning.” .
The company did not reveal the cause of the death.
Earlier, CNN cited a source close to King’s family and said that King had been hospitalized for more than a week after being infected with the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19).
King has long served as a host of radio broadcasts that have been broadcast throughout the United States, and gained fame by hosting’Larry King Live’, which aired on CNN from 1985 to 2010.
For 25 years on CNN talk shows, he met political leaders, entertainers, athletes, movie stars, as well as ordinary people. After filming a total of 6,000 films, he retired in 2010.
The AP reported that he was “a giant in the broadcasting industry for half a century,” and that his interviews with celebrities, political debates, and topical discussions received great attention. Wearing suspenders is also his trademark.
King interviewed about 50,000 people. The Dalai Lama and Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev, Palestinian leaders Yasser Arafat, Bill Gates, Elizabeth Taylor, Lady Gaga and many other celebrities were included.
His non-aggressive interview style relieved the performer’s tension and made it easier to relate to the audience, AP evaluated.
He has won two Peabody Awards, called the Pulitzer Prize in the Broadcasting category.
CNN mourned as “a legendary talk show host who became an icon through interviews with numerous news makers.” AFP also said, “I was a symbolic TV and radio host.”
King, who also suffered from diabetes, has suffered from the disease several times.
After several myocardial infarctions, he underwent heart surgery in 1987, and in 2017 he suffered from lung cancer and healed after undergoing surgery. In 2019, he also had surgery for angina.
This frequent disease triggered King’s launch of the Larry King Heart Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports treatment even for people without medical insurance.
King has been married to 7 women 8 times and has 5 children. Last year, she lost her two children from illness.
At the end of July, 65-year-old son Andy died of a myocardial infarction, and in August, 52-year-old daughter Kaia died of lung cancer. ()
