Veteran US broadcasting legend and talk show giant , Larry King , who achieved unprecedented media milestones and global fame for interviewing world leaders ; American presidents; movies and music celebrities , has died at the age of 87 years of suspected COVID-19.
Larry King, we reliably gathered, conducted an estimated 50,000 interviews in his 63 years of career in the international broadcasting industry , which included 25 years as host of the most popular CNN talk show ‘Larry King Live.’
This reporter authoritatively gathered that the respected ace news broadcaster, Larry King , died at the Cedars -Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles, according to Ora Media, a production company the late veteran broadcasting Journalist co -founded .
Early this January, the US media in an unconventional manner disclosed that the Octogenarian broadcaster was treated in a hospital for COVID-19.
The celebrated talkshow host who carved a unique niche as a screen diva, was famous for his braces and rolled -up sleeves , had faced a number of health challenges in recent years , including heart attacks, it was disclosed.
However, for 63 years and across the biggest platforms of radio, television and digital media, Larry King carried out exclusive interviews that gave him global awards given his unique and lasting talent as a consistent feature and towering voice in the broadcasting industry.
And among the American presidents and world leaders he interviewed during his days included, but not limited to:
🇺🇸 H.E. Gerald Ford (38th US.President),
🇺🇸H.E. Bill Clinton (42nd US. President),
🇺🇸 H.E. Geroge Bush (43rnd US. President),
🇺🇸 H.E. Barack Obama(44th US.President), Dr. Martin Luther King, President Nelson Mandela of South Africa 🇿🇦, a powerful world spiritual leader , Dalai Lama and Lady Gaga.
Born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger in Brooklyn, New York, United States , in 1933, Larry King rose to fame in the 1970s with his radio programme, The Larry King Show.’
In 1985, he launched ‘The Larry King Live’ on the nascent CNN , and became one of the network’s notable voices and biggest stars .
The program, broadcast around the world , was a huge success with a wider spectrum of audiences who called in to field questions to their darling regular host, King.
With a relatively not too well good married life , Larry King was reported to have had some challenges in marriage as he was married eight times to seven different women and had five children ; one of the two who died of lung cancer.
The doyen of broadcasting industry , Diva Larry King would be missed so dearly and fondly remembered as a man who added so much vibe, color and impetus in the international broadcasting industry.
Meanwhile, Nigeria has Cyril Stober of the NTA as our own version of the American Larry King.
Broadcast journalists who started from the scratch and grew from the rank and files of their chosen profession .
