The American broadcaster Larry King died at the age of 87, after being hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai medical center in Los Angeles with symptoms of the coronavirus, a statement on social media accounts confirmed on Saturday.
“For 63 years,” the statement said, “and across the platforms of radio, television and digital media, Larry’s many thousands of interviews, awards and global acclaim stand as a testament to his unique and lasting talent as a broadcaster.”
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“While it was his name appearing in the show’s titles,” the statement added. “Larry always viewed his interview subjects as the true stars of his programs and himself as merely an unbiased conduit between the guest and audience. Whether he was interviewing a US president, foreign leader, celebrity, scandal-ridden personage or an everyman, Larry liked to ask short direct and uncomplicated questions.”
Over a nearly 60-year career that spanned radio, cable television and the internet, King estimated that he conducted more than 50,000 interviews, not one of which he prepared for in advance.
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Nonetheless, that off-the-cuff style, along with his raspy baritone delivery and trademark suspenders, made "Larry King Live" a popular prime-time draw on CNN from 1985 through 2010.
“I’m not confrontational, I’m not there to hammer the guests … I ask good questions, I listen to the answers, I follow up," King told The Young Turks in a 2014 interview.
"I would have been uncomfortable pointing my finger at the president of the United States."
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