Larry King
(born Nov. 19, 1933, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.) U.S. talk-show host. He worked in Miami, Fla., as a radio disc jockey, talk-show host, and freelance broadcaster and writer (1957 – 78). He hosted the popular national radio talk show
The Larry King Show (1978 – 94) and the television talk show
Larry King Live (1985 – 2010) on CNN. Known for his easygoing interviewing style with celebrities, news makers, and world leaders, he conducted more than 30,000 interviews on his two shows.
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