king when you were with larry king the great thing about larry was you women there with her said that you weren't going to get cheap shot it that larry would ask you tough questions but they would be question jude expect from him every day you see it is said every day of your life if you happen to be involved in anything of controversy. manilla as a young journalist and broadcaster and you've had the opportunity to interview larry numerous times on your show in question what kind of colleague a mentor was larry king for young journalists around the newsroom in the times that you've both worked with him here or when you're interviewing him on your show well i would say there were 2 parts to this that you could learn from larry or your take away it's from larry one of them was one of the things that can't be taught is just something that larry himself had and you hope you can possibly imitate was just the ability to make people comfortable before the interview starts that they feel comfortable in speaking to you and and being honest and i think one of the main things i learned from from

king's show, to be on "larry king live"? oh, my god, that was as big as it got. >> so michael, talk to us about that experience. do you remembers qu the questio that he asked you, do you remember what it felt like to have him address you personally and truly as he did, because he was really authentic about it, want to know what you thought? >> i remember, you know, cnn was still -- this was in the latter stages of his career and cnn was still at columbus circle. and i was in a very tiny studio. and like there he was. i'll tell you some that is really funny, one recollection that i have is of being on that show, a much younger michael smerconish with a much younger ke kelly anne conway. i think lanny davis was also on that show. so we were some what of a rogue's gallery together with him. but it was big. i've had the privilege of being on many people's shows to talk politics. but there was only one larry king. and that was the place you wanted to be. that is where the books got sold. that is where the a-list actors ansd and a

last "larry king live". it's hard to say that. i knew this day was coming. >> it was 2010 and by then king had set the guinness world record for longest running show with the same host on the same network in the same time slot. >> it was a wonderful ride. best years of my life. >> he was done with cnn, but he wasn't finished. >> in 2012, king returned to the interview chair on the digital streaming network aura tv. >> i haven't changed. >> larry king spent his life asking others about themselves. when the king of talk was asked about himself, he reflected on a broadcasting legacy that entertained, enlightened and endured. >> through his ability, he brought information and entertainment to people in times of stress, he helped them overcome it. in times of joy, he helped them enjoy it. loved every minute of it. >> truly an amazing, amazing man. i want to bring in wendy walker. wendy is a good friend of mine. she was larry's long-time executive producer of "larry king live", some 18 years. you worked very close

eastern, larry's old time slot, the king of talk, remembering larry king airs later tonight here on cnn. let me just leave you with these thoughts. larry king was a good friend, a really great guy. our deepest, deepest condolences to his loving family and friends. may he rest in peace and may his memory be a blessing. our coverage continues right now with fredricka whitfield. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> hello, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i'm fredricka whitfield. a dire situation in the united states as coronavirus is breaking new records. first, tragic news on the loss of a legendry broadcaster and iconic cnn alum. we're learning this morning larry king has died. he passed away at cedar sinai medical center in los angeles. the cause of death has not yet been revealed. though king had been hospitalized with covid-19 just a few weeks ago, he spent six decades on radio, television and digital media. and we will take a look back at his illustrious career and life. >>> right now we turn to the pandemic and the struggle the country is having to get it under co

let's talk more about larry king, and his career. and just larry king. chopra is an author and speaker who has written more than 50 books on alternative medicine and spirituality and was a popular guest of larry king's. how are you, good to see you. >> i'm good fredricka, i miss larry already, he was the most amazing, most curious, most wonder struck kid of all time. >> and that's what made him so special. i mean, how do you reflect on him, particularly on this day of sadness? >> well, i met him first when he was a radio host in washington. he was a heavy smoker. i convinced him to stop smoking before all these heart attacks and bypasses that he had. but the one thing about larry was that he was curious. he was -- you know, journalism has gone through so many phases, the walter cronkite type of journalism, now there's opinion journalism. he was curious. maybe a spsychic talking to the dead or stephen hawking. he got the best out of his guests. >> you had a chance to sit across from him quite a bit. you just described how long you've known him. but then w

king because larry king is a soft and he doesn't ask real question than whatever so one day larry king got on the air with bill o'reilly and bill o'reilly tried to assail an attack larry king and he was angry and you know in typical bill o'reilly fashion. and instead larry said to bill o'reilly words i will never forget this day he said. you do your interviews your way and i'll do my interviews my way. it's ok so he's. i was going to say rick he have the longest running show with the same host the same time slot for all the time is that perhaps as a lifetime achievement. well you know longevity is really important for those of us in this business you know i've been doing it for so long and you know worked at c.n.n. and fox and n.b.c. and and now our t.v. and i think that sense that you're growing into your position and you know i'm still no good i'm trying to get better every day but there was something about larry that just made him so controversial in his skin and i think when he and i would talk about this and boy. i'm going to miss him because i love talking to the guy you know he

my name is larry king and this is the premiere edition of "larry king live," every night at this time we'll be here for one hour, meet fascinating people from all walks of life. talk to people about things they're interested in. i'll ask questions, we'll take calls, we hope you enjoy this alternative to primetime programming, rather than murder, mayhem, sex, we'll bring you all of those, but disguised. (loud music & noises) ♪ ♪ (quiet piano music) comfort in the extreme. the lincoln family of luxury suvs. >>> president biden is fleshing out one of his many goals for his first 100 days, reopening school systems around the country. an executive order signed thursday directs government departments to provide guidance on safely returning to in person learning. joyce ray is the superintendent for the shelby county school system in memphis, tennessee, superintendent, good to see you. >> good afternoon. >> yours is one of the school systems that this guidance would affect. what's your reaction to what you're seeing from this new administration? is this a promise? you know, a goal that ca

was in 118 larry king became a household name radio's number one interviewer larry king thank you very much ira good evening everybody on this tuesday night wednesday morning across the united states this is larry king's show 10 years at peabody award later king decided it was time to move on larry king life was born a smash hit from start to finish the longest running most watched show on c.n.n. pulling in a 1000000 viewers nightly for 25 years king with his trademark baritone sat down with presidents of rappers ballerinas even preachers and even killers mark where you really live with us those terrible moments for you for the world for a lot of people around and circles close to john lennon some said king was too soft on his guests but his interview style made him a man of the people talk show host his uniqueness will simplicity no gimmicks no skits no long sentences and king insisted no preparation and i use that as questions i never thought about a question of a plan b. question i had questions written ever not to be outdone by the professional life kings possible one was also full

do you think a larry king show would work today? or does it need larry king? i think it would need larry king. a show like that could work today, i just think it would take a personality that would bringful the qualities. of course it would be different. but of course i think it could work today. there are others who disagree with me on that. but many people didn't think larry king would work, and it did. i mean, there are many people didn't think cnn itself would work, and it did, or how cnn international flourished all over the world. so yes, i think it could work. with the right executive producer, we could very well have another larry king. >> tom johnson, you're a big part of it as well, a big part of a lot of our lives here at cnn. a pleasure to see you. i'm sorry that it's not for better news. >> michael, thank you. you're one of my very best hires and i thank you for the opportunity to be on tonight. >> you're very kind, thank you, tom. larry king, indeed a treasure. we're so grateful he was part of the sccnn family for those 25 years. thanks for watch

tonight, cnn remembers larry king. join anderson cooper for a special tribute to our colleague, mentor and a friend to many. the king of talk, remembering larry king starting at 9:00 p.m. here on cnn. when they're sick, they get comfortable anywhere and spread germs everywhere. nothing kills more viruses, including the covid-19 virus, on more surfaces than lysol disinfectant spray. lysol. what it takes to protect. want to sell the best burger in every zip code? add an employee. or ten... then easily and automatically pay your team and file payroll taxes. that means... world domination! or just the west side. run payroll in less than five minutes with intuit quickbooks. ♪ ♪ be right back. with moderate to severe crohn's disease, i was there, just not always where i needed to be. is she alright? i hope so. so i talked to my doctor about humira. i learned humira is for people who still have symptoms of crohn's disease after trying other medications. the majority of people on humira saw significant symptom relief in as

larry king was the king he was the king. communications in america the even when outside of america i remember there was a time when i 1st started working at c.n.n. and my kids at the time were small and they came up to me and they said dad we're so proud of you now that you're working at c.n.n. and i said why and they said because you're working with larry king lear and king is a guy who was so good at his craft that he was able to do what most people in our profession would never be able to do and that is he didn't have to book guests guests book themselves he would have a line up the door of people including presidents and prime ministers of every country in the world including the united states job easily who would be knocking on his door asking can you interview me i want to be interviewed by larry king what was the thin record the thing that laurie brought to modern popular journalism was it just the complete change from the existing format was it is subject matter what your fault. use curious he was he was curious alm

he said larry king. >> he now had a new name, larry king. all he had to do now is do what he does best, talk. >> i fade the music, nothing comes out. and i said to myself, you're not going to make it. you don't have the guts. you can't get through this. you're scared to death. marshal simmons kicks open the door and says this is a communications business, damn it, communicate. i turned on the mic, good morning, my name is larry king. that's the first time i said that. >> it was the beginning of a legend, a broadcasting dynamo who talked to anyone. >> occasionally, somebody would be scheduled for an interview with larry and for whatever reason didn't show up. we went into emergency mode and went out on the street and grab the person and say do you want to be on the radio? >> on the radio, if the newspapers, bylines, headlines, mr. miami was everywhere. rubbing shoulders with the likes of don rickles. >> he was doing a disc jockey show. >> joan rivers. >> we just got lucky. >> larry befriended movie stars like ann margaret. >> i met larry in 1

and i said why and they said because you're working with larry king larry king is a guy who was so good at his craft that he was able to do what most people in our profession would never be able to do and that is he didn't have to but yes guests book themselves he would have a line out the door of people including presidents and prime ministers of every country in the world including the united states job easily who would be knocking on his door asking can you interview me i want to be interviewed by larry king what was the thin record the thing that laurie brought to modern popular journalism wasn't just the complete change from the existing format was it is subject matter what your fault. use curious he was he was curious almost to a fault curious in looking for answers without ever allowing himself or his ego or his story to get in the way of that curiosity he asked simple questions like how. why. where larry talk to his guests the way you talk to somebody you just met on the street and you can't wait to find out more about their story and that's what made his interviews so good. wed

the american talk show host, larry king, has died. he was 87. rumblings in the trump camp in as faras the rumblings in the trump camp in as far as the presidency. could he be eyeing the white house? in 25 years hosting his own programme on cnn, larry king interviewed some of the biggest names in politics, showbusiness and sport, ranging from vladimir putin to frank sinatra. king conducted an estimated 50,000 interviews in his six—decade career. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. good evening. hello. this is bbc news. guernsey has gone into lockdown with immediate effect today after four people from different households tested positive for covid—19. islanders had been free from social distancing since june last year but must now stay at home. euan duncan reports. for guernsey's 63,000 residents, this is a bitter blow. the island has been blessed with daily life as close to normal for over six months, but now guernsey

from the nation's capital, you're listening to the larry king show. by the 1970s, he was broadcasting his late—night radio show coast to coast... across the united states, this is the larry king show, coast to coast... ..preferring not to prepare too much for an interview and simply letting the conversation unfold. i like spontaneity, that's the kind of broadcaster i am. i'm coming on the air, saying, "good evening, my guest tonight is..." i have no idea what that question's going to be. in the 1980s, king joined a new 24—hour tv news station, cnn, gently probing everyone from donald trump... rumblings in the trump camp point as far as the presidency. could the manhatten magnate be eyeing the white house or is he just calling a bluff? i have no intention of running for president, but i have a point to get across — we have a great country, but it's not going to be great for long if we continue to lose $200 billion a year. ..to frank sinatra. i tremble every time i walk out from the wing onto the stage i because i keep thinking to myself, "i wonde

the legendary larry king. you can't have a broadcasting career spanning six decades without collecting a few stories of your own. when we come back i'll speak to his long time executive producer about working with an american icon. look at this human trying to get in shape. you know what he will get? muscle pain. give up, the couch is calling. i say, it's me, the couch, i'm calling. pain says you can't. advil says you can. want to sell the best burger in every zip code? add an employee. or ten... then easily and automatically pay your team and file payroll taxes. that means... world domination! or just the west side. run payroll in less than five minutes with intuit quickbooks. thousands of women with metastatic breast cancer, which is breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, are living in the moment and taking ibrance. ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor is for postmenopausal women or for men with hr+/her2- metastatic breast cancer, as the first hormonal based therapy. ibrance plus letrozole

my name is larry king. this is the premiere edition of "larry king live." we're going to meet pass nailing people. i'll ask some questions, we'll take some calls. we hope you enjoy this alternative to primetime programming. >>> that was his very first show here today. we are in mourning today. we have lost a member of our cnn family. larry king was the unmistakable face and voice of this network for 25 years. he was everything every journalist and storyteller should be. he was curious, direct, unafraid, and most of all selfless. he made his guests the important ones, never himself. our hearts are broken today. i want you to watch this tribute. >> he was the king of talk. >> who came up with the bunny? due miss it? was it embarrassing? what is it look to be shot? how do you handle the tab lloyds? the one thing you didn't answer is why. was it true you once thought of taking your own life? why do you only have one name? >> reporter: from brando to broncos. >> o.j. simpson is in that car. >> reporter: to liza minnelli with a z. >> train wreck. >> i didn't want

from larry king what's that one thing. i think larry was spot on when he told me that if he could make it as a poor kid that was waiting in soup lines growing up he had a dream and fire in his belly and he went after it and he never stopped chasing it and he became the king of television and we will all sorely missed him in an election are to america host and colleague of the late laura king thanks for your time today well in tribute to t.v. titan larry king artie america will be sharing with us 36 hour marathon of what laurie did best asking the questions you want us to the people you wanted to hear from that starts in a couple of hours on our to america if you're outside the u.s. it's life on r t america dot com. moving on 3 muslim federations and fronts have refused to budge president mccollum's extremism charter he's been targeting it as a way to fight radical islam. we regret that this charter was signed before getting the approval of all components of the french council of the muslim faith we believe that some passag

larry king or not repeated in any way you're looking. at me that. you're going to look at get it well i mean the whole world we want relations arrangements on the respect relations of equals where we respected you came to power in libya 1969. long time ago do you have thoughts on who might succeed you. don't understand or somebody give power. to 77 let's go to john murray who's a t.v. host than a pop culture critic is joining us from washington d.c. thanks for your time with us on al-jazeera you call him a legend and i'm sure many people would agree with you for you what makes larry king a legend. well drake he wasn't just the media legend but he didn't have the legendary life i mean for more than a quarter of a century larry king he held a destination on c.n.n. as the face of primetime news i mean he took a fledgling news network and help expand them and give them visibility to a global audience and we're talking kings and queens presidents and pillars of pop culture they all came to larry king when they wanted to share their story and speak to the

the american talk show host larry king has died. in a career spanning six decades, he made his name at cnn interviewing some of the biggest names in politics, showbusiness and sport. daniela relph looks back at his life. for more than 60 years, he interviewed everybody who was anybody. tonight, the legendary liza minnelli, on marriage. would you marry again? are you nuts? from oscar winners to presidents. the decision to move saddam. hussein was the right decision. if you were in the public eye, you came to the court of larry king. it's the witching hour! born in brooklyn, he began his career in radio. from the nation's capital, you're listening to the larry king show. by the 1970s, he was broadcasting his late—night show coast—to—coast. across the united states, i this is the larry king show. then, in the 1980s, kingjoined a new 24—hour tv news station, cnn, where he heard an early denial of political ambition. i have no intention of running for president, but i'd like the point to get across that we have a great country, b

what did larry king mean to you? >> well, larry king meant cnn to me and meant cnn to the world. as you heard from ted turner's statement, you know, ted created a global media revolution with cnn 40 years ago, and larry was integral to the rise and the ascent and cementing cnn on the consciousness and on the reality of our public space, whether it was inside the united states or globally, and he became the -- you know, we've said the must-see appointment to view program and he was the global confessor. he was the person who convened just about anybody who was anybody at any time and that meant every single night five days a week for 25 years while he was at cnn. everybody from, you know, world leaders to american politicians to sports people to celebrities and, remember, he also pioneered having a call-in, so he had come from radio so on television he brought ordinary viewers to talk to the extraordinary people he had on set, and that was also, you know, revolutionary at that time, and it made his program accessible to a lot of people. >> well, let's go back to the beginning. you

we had two weeks. >> in june of 1995, larry king live debuted. >> good evening, my name is larry king, and this is the premiere edition of "larry king live." >> your first broadcast, were you nervous? >> i didn't know whether i was going to like it or not, and i didn't know cnn but five minutes in, i said, he's going to make it. there was an electricity. >> larry king had an exciting career that put minimumhim facee with all sorts of extraordinary people. he interviewed the famous to infamous, from presidential candidates to movie stars to every day people, anyone with a story to tell. he left cnn in 2010, and tributes are pouring in, including this tweet from singer bette midler. he always made me feel as though i were the only person in the room. and this from former u.s. president bill clinton who larry king interviewed more than 20 times. he had a great sense of humor and a genuine interest in people. farewell, my friend. and here's a statement from cnn's founder ted turner. waking up to the news of the passing of larry king felt like a punch to the gut. larry was one of my closes

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forever with the premier of larry king live on ted turner's then fledging network c.n.n. . larry king live would quickly become c n n's highest rated show pulling in millions upon millions upon millions of viewers before king left c.n.n. in 2010 this is one larry king once again broke new ground in news broadcasting by venturing into the brave new world of internet streaming and content creation with or a dot t.v. and then hosting politicking and larry king now here on r t america so today my friends let's celebrate the life work and legacy of the icon and legend larry king as we start watching the homes. and they see you. there so. see this you always see a. great.

king and this is the premier edition of larry king live. larry king sat down with persons of celebrities during his career from world leaders to stars of television and the silver screen orders one of the most behaviors and moments i remember would larry king is when he interviewed marlon brando in marlon brando gave him a kiss from the now i never forgot that that was why i'll get that average. in a career spanning decades king created and let's memorable television moments. he sets himself apart what seemingly innocuous question that's often true revealing responses from his by profile guests works the easiest thing that i do he once sat on his relaxed interviews when how many admirers it was just to see that there's a. few things you know he may be 400. 0000 it's just that. for larry king his interview subjects were the true stars of his programs he was just there to connect them with the audience i don't know what to say except to you. my audience thank you instead of goodbye. and that's it for me in the team here in perth a shift livin

, larry king's legacy and how the world is remembering him today. also, misery billionaire the biggest jackpot ever, who had the winning ticket >>> we are back with a celebration of the man behind the microphone legendary talk show host larry king died today with his signature suspenders, he interviewed tens of thousand, both the famous and infamous highlights from king's remarkable career. >> reporter: tributes for the king of talk for more than 50 years on television and radio -- the famous and the infamous. >> it was a traumatic experience >> reporter: they all opened up to larry king. >> good-bye. >> reporter: my number one motto, i never learned anything. people sure talked to him in his signature suspenders born in brooklyn in 1933, young larry dreamed of a career in radio. s he chose the name king from a liquor store ad. >> welcome to larry king live. >> reporter: ted turner lured him to the newbie on the block, cnn. he said his secret was not to over prepare and some called him on it. >> i was the number one show on television, you know i am