RIP Larry King.

[mawnansmiff]

King of the American talk show, Larry King passes aged 87.

Larry King: Veteran US talk show host dies aged 87

The popular US broadcaster conducted about 50,000 interviews, from Nelson Mandela to Lady Gaga.

www.bbc.co.uk

Regards,

Jay.?

 

[Infantry23]

RIP

 

[ashdigger]

He was still alive? RIP

 

[Zack Miller]

I’ll miss Hank Aaron more.

 

[mso489]

Not the most incisive interviewer on the air, but one of the most colorful personalities with his many wives and unending list of celebrity guests. They rebuilt his heart and he kept on going, online after CNN cancelled his show. He had, as they say, a good run.

 

[kcghost]

Well, I regret most anyone's death (R.I.P.) but Hank Aaron meant a lot more to me.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Wow.. this morning my mother said "Stephen King".
Little bit off..

 

[mso489]

Some broadcast journalists are diligent about doing homework before their interviews, reading the subject's books (if any) and otherwise prepping and researching the bio and background. King blew all that off, saying proudly that he relied on his innate curiosity, approaching the subject as if he were just another listener. This gave him time and energy to be a gadabout and bring in many celebrities, but it also gave his interviews a certain uninformed shallowness. But he had a longer, wider career than some who worked harder at the research, I suppose. I think his common man persona went a long way for his popularity. People supposed he'd be accessible to them, and he was. None of this high flown schtick for Larry.

 

[3rdguy]

Wow.. this morning my mother said "Stephen King".
Little bit off..

Even in Stephen’s most horrifying stories he would not have 8 marriages.

 

[mso489]

When Stephen King goes ... he could be back! Among horror writers, he is a master in the vein of Poe and immensely prolific.

 

[jaytex1969]

I never sought out Larry King's program but, more often than not, if I encountered it, there was something interesting being said.

He filled a spot in our broad spectrum of media.

RIP

 

[daveinlax]

I enjoyed Larry King on the radio and later on CNN. I really enjoyed his style and was sad when his time on CNN ended. RIP

 

[Sloopjohnbee]

Too bad he lost his luster in later years and became vehement against smoking following his cancer scares. Frankly, never thought he was all that great to begin with and that 'mouth to mouth' with Brando was kind of disturbing. Not a typical Brooklyn boy - kind of miserable and pathetically strange.

 

[sablebrush52]

Shalom King. RIP.

 

[Jshogan2]

RIP, Larry. Always loved his interviews growing up.

 

[R_Elijah_Bailey]

"If you see one movie this year, make it 'Mickey Blue Eyes'!"