BREAKING: Popular CNN Journalist, Larry King Dies Of COVID-19

Award-winning CNN interviewer and radio host, Larry King, has died on Saturday, January 23rd, 2021, at the age of 87.

As gathered by Eko Hot Blog, the popular journalist, who became a household name running his interview programme, Larry King Live, on Cable News Network (CNN), died in the early hours of Saturday from COVID-19 related complications.

“With profound sadness, Ora Media announces the death of our co-founder, host, and friend Larry King, who passed away this morning at age 87 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles,” King’s official Twitter announced Saturday morning. No cause of death was provided, but King’s death came weeks after it was revealed that the 87-year-old host was battling coronavirus.

“For 63 years and across the platforms of radio, television and digital media, Larry’s many thousands of interviews, awards, and global acclaim stand as a testament to his unique and lasting talent as a broadcaster. Additionally, while it was his name appearing in the shows’ titles, Larry always viewed his interview subjects as the true stars of his programs, and himself as merely an unbiased conduit between the guest and audience. Whether he was interviewing a U.S. president, foreign leader, celebrity, scandal-ridden personage, or an everyman, Larry liked to ask short, direct, and uncomplicated questions. He believed concise questions usually provided the best answers, and he was not wrong in that belief.”

Earlier this year, two of Larry King’s adult children – son Andy and daughter Chaia – mysteriously died within weeks. Despite the tragedies, King continued to release new episodes of his YouTube series Larry King Now, with the most recent episode premiering two weeks ago. In May, King also announced plans to enter the world of podcasting.

The Brooklyn-born King began his career in the late 1950s as a newspaper journalist and Miami DJ before expanding his tradecraft to include celebrity interviews and sporting event commentary. In 1978, King launched his nationwide Larry King Show broadcast, which he continued to host even after his Larry King Live television show began airing on CNN in 1985.

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