Larry King, Legendary TV Personality Dies Age 87
King’s family and representatives announced on Saturday morning that the television and radio presenter passed away peacefully in his sleep.
Larry King has had one of the greatest careers in journalism and presenting in television history, interviewing some of the world’s most prevalent political figures, celebrities, and high-profile individuals.
In his almost 63-year-long career, he has conducted over 50,000 interviews, and presented various television and radio shows, including “Larry King Live” which he hosted on CNN for the better part of 25 years.
It’s because of these incredible achievements that he has been the recipient of two Peabody awards, as well as an Emmy, and ten Cable ACE awards.
Throughout the years, King has had many heath scares including heart attacks, a cancerous tumour, and a stroke, but was determined to work until “the day he died”.
Unfortunately, like millions of people around the world, Larry King was affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic. In late December 2020, Larry King was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital after testing positive for the virus. After media speculation, his family released an official statement on January 2nd confirming that king was indeed battling the disease.
King passed away on Saturday 23rd January 2021. The representatives of his company, Ora Media, released the following shortly after; “[It is] with profound sadness, Ora Media announces the death of our co-founder, host and friend Larry King, who passed away this morning at age 87 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles.”
Friends, family, other celebrities, and fans of his shows around the world expressed their sadness and grief all across the internet. Former interviewees such as filmmaker Ron Howard, fellow presenter and scientist Bill Nye, and singer Mariah Carey, all shared their own heart-warming tributes on Twitter.
Despite his unfortunate passing, Larry King’s legacy will live on for decades to come…
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