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| Larry King signs off for last time |
| 2010-12-18 |
| [Emirates 24/7] Veteran CNN talk show host Larry King signed off for the last time Thursday after 25 years in the same seat, in an emotional show including tributes from presidents and broadcasting rivals. The 77-year-old, who will be succeeded by former British journalist Piers Morgan, is finally retiring from "Larry King Live," the show he has presented on the now flagging Atlanta-based news network since 1985. President Barack B.O.Obama sent him a video message calling him "one of the giants of broadcasting," while a brace of rival TV hosts and anchors including Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer and Katie Couric paid tribute. Sawyer said they were his "proteges and groupies," while Couric read out a poem including a reference to a notorious King gaffe when he asked comedian Jerry Seinfeld about his show being cancelled -- it had ended with top ratings. Caliphornia governor Arnold Schwarzenegger came on to announce that he had proclaimed the day Larry King Day in the western US state. While critics say his interviewing style can be too soft-soap, others argue that's why King got so many people to come on his show, winning scoops that some credit with helping establish CNN in its early days. But the network that once dominated 24-hour international news has struggled with dwindling audiences and fierce new competitors, and King's replacement by the more aggressive Morgan is seen as part of an effort to woo new viewers. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 Whoopsie, forget 10 lb. sledgehammer. And the wwooden stake, (Just to be sure) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-12-18 18:33 |
| #9 "Caliphornia governor Arnold Schwarzenegger came on to announce that he had proclaimed the day Larry King Day in the western US state." Nice to see Ahnuld has his priorities straight in his over-regulated, bankrupt state. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-12-18 17:12 |
| #8 Caliphornia governor Arnold Schwarzenegger came on to announce that he had proclaimed the day Larry King Day in the western US state. Another paid day off for State workers? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-12-18 16:20 |
| #7 Whoopsie, forget 10 lb. sledgehammer. Sorry. :( |
| Posted by: Goldies Every Damn Where 2010-12-18 16:15 |
| #6 Honus Wagner Mod 1. Check Lathe. Check Shovel. Check Assorted spices: Check Rdy. |
| Posted by: Goldies Every Damn Where 2010-12-18 16:14 |
| #5 I believe it, but, like most of America, I didn't watch Larry and I won't watch Piers. From the Network that put Joy Behar on the Headline News....CNN, most |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-12-18 13:28 |
| #4 I know no one here will believe it but trust me: his replacement will be worse ... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2010-12-18 10:24 |
| #3 Buh-bye |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-12-18 09:29 |
| #2 He was a master at throwing softball questions at his interviewees. What a waste of bandwidth. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2010-12-18 02:41 |
| #1 Remember Larry. We can't miss you if you won't stay away. Please remember that... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-12-18 02:33 |