After 25 years, Larry King gives up his CNN throne

Larry King Exits Larry King Live After 25 Years
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) - Brooklyn native Larry King pulls down the curtain on his CNN Talk Show, “Larry King Live,” after 25 years Thursday, Cable Television’s once dominant voice now faded in a sea of sharp talkers. King, 77, said this summer he would “hang up his nightly suspenders,” ushered to the door by a struggling network. British talk-show host and “America’s Got Talent” judge Piers Morgan takes over the 9 p.m. Eastern time slot in ...

Larry King hangs up his crown
Early last June, CNN celebrated 25 years of “Larry King Live” with a week of shows whose A-list guests included President Barack Obama, LeBron James, Bill Gates and Lady GaGa. It was hyped to the hilt and suitably eventful, even as King and Lady Gaga regarded each other with the bemusement of a human encountering an alien life form. Then, at the end of June, King suddenly announced he was retiring from his show — a weeknight fixture at 9 p.m. Eastern since June 1, 1985. He told...

After 25 years, King is giving up his CNN throne (AP)
NEW YORK – Early last June, CNN celebrated 25 years of "Larry King Live" with a week of shows whose A-list guests included President Barack Obama, LeBron James, Bill Gates and Lady GaGa. It was hyped to the hilt and suitably eventful, even as King and Lady Gaga regarded each other with the bemusement of a human encountering an alien life form. Then, at the end of June, King suddenly announced he was retiring from his show — a weeknight fixture at 9 p.m. Eastern since June 1, 1985. ...

Larry King's Last Show
NEW YORK — Early last June, CNN celebrated 25 years of "Larry King Live" with a week of shows whose A-list guests included President Barack Obama, LeBron James, Bill Gates and Lady GaGa. It was hyped to the hilt and suitably eventful, even as King and Lady Gaga regarded each other with the bemusement of a human encountering an alien life form. Then, at the end of June, King suddenly announced he was retiring from his show – a weeknight fixture at 9 p.m. Eastern since June 1, 1985. ...

After 25 years, King is giving up his CNN throne
NEW YORK -- Early last June, CNN celebrated 25 years of "Larry King Live" with a week of shows whose guests included President Barack Obama, LeBron James, Bill Gates and Lady GaGa. Then, King suddenly announced he was retiring from his show - a weeknight fixture since 1985. He told viewers, "It's time to hang up my nightly suspenders." Read more... ...

CNNs Larry King exits after 25 years
NEW YORK (AP) — Larry King pulls down the curtain on his CNN Talk Show, “Larry King Live,” after 25 years Thursday, Cable Television’s once dominant voice now faded in a sea of sharp talkers. King, 77, said this summer he would “hang up his nightly suspenders,” ushered to the door by a struggling network. British talk-show host and “America’s Got Talent” judge Piers Morgan takes over the 9 p.m. Eastern time slot in January. Ryan Seacrest was ...

CNN host Larry King hands over his vintage microphone
Stumble This! Veteran CNN Talk Show host Larry King hangs up his famous suspenders Thursday, after a quarter of a century of interviewing the powerful and famous. 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 Atlanta-based news network since 1985. Typically combining high politics with showbiz news and gossip, interviewees on his final shows this week have included Barbra Streisand a...

The last of 'Larry King Live'
Say what you will about Larry King — that he's a shameless softballer, that he's a selective listener, that he may not always understand who he's talking to and what they're saying — you have to admit the man has stamina. Even as his body seems to shrivel and his concentration appears to wane, he's been showing up for "Larry King Live," his five-nights-a-week, hourlong CNN interview program, for 25 years. Throughout it all — and, indeed, throughout his whole career, which began...

GRAND FINALE: Larry King hosts one last show...
During an interview in 2003, Larry King inspects a ring Elizabeth Taylor was given by Richard Burton during the actors' marriage. Photograph: CNN/Getty Images Tomorrow night television history will be made. One of the legends of the small screen will be broadcast live at precisely the moment that his trousers fall down. At least that's what will happen metaphorically. Larry King will hang up his famous braces. For 25 years, night after night, Larry King Live has been a pillar of American cul...

Tonight's the night for Larry King as 25-year reign comes to an end
He is from another era of current affairs television and tonight that era will end. When the lights dim on his desk this evening, Larry King, the Primetime interview host for CNN for the last 25 years, will hang up his Trademark braces and cede his throne to the British talent show judge and former editor Piers Morgan. With Mr King, 76, will vanish an interviewing style that to some had become outdated long before now. You don't need a Jeremy Paxman when your guest is Jon Bon Jovi but arguably y...

Farewell, Larry King. We Knew Ye All Too Well.
Tonight is the final episode of "Larry King Live" on CNN. I don't like to speak ill of the dead, but King isn't dead yet, and come to think of it, I have no problem with speaking ill of the dead anyway. Here's a classic moment from the program in which Jerry Seinfeld disabused King of his apparent belief that Seinfeld was ending because NBC cancelled it: It's not a crazy guess. Maybe King figured NBC executives just got tired of making huge profits off their Thursday night lineup and ...

Larry King: can Piers Morgan replace a legend?
Andrew Pettie assesses King's legacy and the chances for his successor....

X-MAS SONG: He One King...Named Larry
Tonight, CNN's "Larry King Live" ends. Not with a bang, but with Larry mumbling something incoherent. There shall be no more inane questions to laugh at, no more senility, and no more wind-breaking. It is indeed The Final Ride of the Suspenders. So, as King Larry prepares to sign off for the last time, FRX has decided to honor the old coot with A Christmas Carol (Even though this Jew probably doesn't celebrate Christmas). And just so everyone knows, half of Fox and Rice is Jewish as well. Say w...

Larry King Signs Off Tonight; What Would You Ask Him?
What is this? Love him. ... Hate him. ... Will miss him. ... Won't miss him. June 3, 1985: the first 'Larry King Live' on CNN. June 3, 1985: the first 'Larry King Live' on CNN. Larry King signs off tonight after 25 years on CNN. ... The network says it has 6,120 shows in its Larry archive. ... That in his 50-year career he's done about 50,000 interviews. End of an ... era? Let's turn the tables on the 77-year-old Larry. ... If you had the chance, what would you ask him? And if you're wondering a...

15 Classic Larry King Moments
After 25 years and nearly 7,000 shows, the CNN host ends his long-running show Thursday. Revisit some his classic moments, from a miffed Jerry Seinfeld to Julian Assange’s Wikileaks walkoff....

CNN host Larry King hands over his vintage microphone
Los Angeles (AFP) – Veteran CNN Talk Show host Larry King hangs up his famous suspenders Thursday, after a quarter of a century of interviewing the powerful and famous. 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 Atlanta-based news network since 1985. Typically combining high politics with showbiz news and gossip, interviewees on his final shows this week have incl...

Veteran CNN host Larry King hangs up suspenders
Veteran CNN Talk Show host Larry King hangs up his famous suspenders Thursday, after a quarter of a century of interviewing the powerful and famous. 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 Atlanta-based news network since 1985. Typically combining high politics with showbiz news and gossip, interviewees on his final shows this week have included Barbra Streisand and former Briti...

California governor declares today 'Larry King Day'
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proclaimed Thursday "Larry King Day" in honor of the final broadcast tonight of CNN's "Larry King Live." "Larry King has transformed himself into a household name. An indisputable legend in both the entertainment and media industries, King has changed the concept of the Talk Show within his lifetime," a proclamation signed by Schwarzenegger reads. "King’s unique and direct interviewing style quickly tran...

Larry King's Top 10 Memorable Moments (PHOTOS)
Larry King Live may be coming to an end, but ove the years he's left viewers with a range of memories, be it dramatic or hilarious. The legendary Talk Show host has done thousands of interviews with people from all walks of life and been a staple of News Media on CNN for the past 25 years. Here's a few of his more memorable TV moments: ...

Genuine TV Moment Alert: Larry Kings Last Show Airs Tonight On CNN
Say what you will about Larry King and his celebrity-friendly though rarely hard-hitting interviews on CNN, but he’s an actual television icon, and the passing of Larry King Live into history is a moment worth watching. The last LKL-after 25 years-airs tonight at 9 p.m. Nellie Andreeva , writing on Deadline Hollywood, may have best captured the mixed feelings many in the Cable News biz have for the King: He may have gotten out of touch, he may have been famously unprepared for ...

Larry King Reflects On His Career In 1982 C-SPAN Clips (VIDEO)
Leave it to C-SPAN to unearth these two gems from their archives: Larry King in 1982, reflecting on his already-legendary broadcasting career and taping his all-night Radio Show. (H/T TVNewser.) The channel exhumed the clips in honor of the end of "Larry King Live." The last show airs Thursday night. Below, see King talk to self-confessed devotee Brian Lamb, and watch a portion of a radio show he did. (Also note how he knows just how long he has to light his Cigarette and take a drag. Now that...

Larry King as you've never seen him -- suspenderless
Larry King. When he was a little boy growing up in Brooklyn, Lawrence Zeiger used to fantasize that he was Arthur Godfrey or some other famous broadcast personality in an age when people set their daily schedules by when their favorite programs were on the radio. Or the little Jewish boy would go up in the bleachers at Ebbets Field and pretend he was chatting on-air with Red Barber or other household sports names. This is way back, mind you, back in the 30's, even before Joe Biden was born...

MSNBC's Larry King Tribute (PHOTO)
MSNBC paid tribute to Larry King on the last day of "Larry King Live" by taking out a full-page ad in USA Today. The ad called King "one of a kind" and thanked him for "everything you've done to advance Cable News." PHOTO: Get HuffPost Media On Twitter and Facebook! Know something we don't? E-mail us at [email protected] ...

Oh No! Barbra Streisand Shares Her Disappointment In President Obama With Larry King
Big news! Barack Obama ’s transformation to a moderate pragmatist now appears to be complete. And no, it’s not the capitulation Compromise on the so-called “Bush Tax Cuts” that puts him in a more positive light amongst Conservatives, nor is it a nuanced and delicate (weak?) approach to reforming Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. No, the clearest evidenced to date that the Obama Administration is aiming to govern from the cen...

Schwarzenegger declares 'Larry King Day' in honor of last show
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared today "Larry King Day" in honor of the iconic television interviewer's last night on the air as host of "Larry King Live." Schwarzenegger issued a proclamation praising King's 25-year run as host of the show: Larry King has done much more than provide fantastic interviews, profiles and news coverage over the last fifty-three years. He has used his fame and influence to raise money and awareness for many worthwhile causes and charitable organizations. Hi...