Larry King dies at 87

[aaronk]

CNN's Larry King has died at the age of 87.
I really loved his interviews--watched many of them--and own a book collection of about 50 of them!
He interviewed Presidents & other politicos, sports & enterttainment figures, and just a bunch of interesting people.
Loved his Jewish accent & his style of interviewing!
RIP

[NotDutra5]

Hello Jerome, Arizona! You're ON the air!

I recall Larry King much more from his radio days than from his show on TV which I'd see from time to time. Good interviewer.

Both my wife and I had the same reaction which was "he was only 87?" For whatever reason he seemed older than that or perhaps we thought he was older when he was younger.

[Conor Dary]

Of course, King also provided
@JerrySeinfeld
with his greatest moment in TV history — including all of “Seinfeld”. This really is one of the greatest moments in all of TV history.

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[bambam1729]

Married 8 times. As a friend of mine used to say, he "had a lot of holes in his bucket." But I think he could afford the holes.

[aaronk]

Got my King book off the shelf---
It has 30 complete interviews, not 50 as I said earlier!
Here's some of the names--all interviewed between 1985 and 1995!

Bob Hope, Stephen King, Frank Sinatra, George Burns, Bill Cosby, Barbra Streisand, Arthur Ashe, Whoopi Goldberg, Mike Tyson, Marlon Brando & Oprah Winfrey!
Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Robert McNamara, Judith Exner, Ross Perot, George HW Bush, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Margaret Thatcher & Mikhal Gorbachev

There are probably other collections published later!
The title is "The Best of Larry King Live".

[Adam$]

I think he was the first nonsports client Bob Wolf (Boston) worked for. I remember LK saying he was put on an allowance by the agent. I don't know if it worked or not? I think he eventually stopped gambling and smoking.

[user4]

A household name for as long as I can remember. How do you have that career and find time for 7 marriages.. I guess the answer is you have 7 divorces. That will humble a man. And he never had the chance to interview Lonewolf or Bambam. He seemed to like his subjects, I don't recall him getting petty or taking cheap shots at anyone.

[lonewolf]

I remember his late night radio shows when I was well sitting in the 1950-60s. What impressed me most was his knowledge of baseball.

[bambam1729]

I think he was the first nonsports client Bob Wolf (Boston) worked for. I remember LK saying he was put on an allowance by the agent. I don't know if it worked or not? I think he eventually stopped gambling and smoking.

Story here about Bob Wolff - he was my agent when I played on tour - I was from just outside of Boston so he was the obvious choice. When my career cratered and I was getting ready to leave the tour I called him up and apologized to him, saying I wish I could have given him more work to do. His reply, "Bill, you were always a champion to me." Will never forget those kind words. A kind, kind man.

[Chicago]

I thought Larry King was at his best on his all-night radio show during his pre-CNN days. If I recall correctly, he interviewed a guest for an hour, then took two more hours of calls for the guest from the listeners. Then took an additional two hours of calls after the guest had left.

[Halfmiler2]

I also first heard him on his late night radio show while I was in law school which was long before his CNN days. I am guessing that it may have been one of the last shows on the Mutual radio network.

May he Rest In Peace.