Larry King Wants to End His Talk Show
June 30th, 2010
The host of ‘Larry King Live’ announces he will be leaving the CNN program this fall after 25 years. ‘The daily grind is tough,’ he says.
Larry King was flying back to Los Angeles after interviewing basketball superstar LeBron James at his home in Akron, Ohio, earlier this month when it hit him.
“I said, ‘I can’t top this,’ ” King recalled in an interview Tuesday. “I’m not getting younger. I want more time with other things. It’s time to go.”
After a quarter century as host of “Larry King Live,” the centerpiece of CNN’s prime-time lineup and a required stamping ground for striving politicians and contrite celebrities, the 76-year-old announced Tuesday that he will be leaving the program this fall.
In a nod to how much the medium has changed since King began broadcasting in 1957, he broke the news himself on Twitter. Read more…
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