Heartfelt Tributes Pour In For 'Legend' Larry King
Tributes poured in on social media for Larry King following the legendary TV host’s death on Saturday at the age of 87.
Celebrities, journalists, political figures, former colleagues and more described the iconic interviewer best known for his long-running CNN show “Larry King Live” as a “legend,” “hero” and “master” of his trade.
CNN President Jeff Zucker remembered King as “the scrappy young man from Brooklyn” whose interviews “truly put the network on the international stage.”
Statement on the passing of Larry King from CNN President Jeff Zucker: pic.twitter.com/t1RVZyk4YP
— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) January 23, 2021
Others shared anecdotes, images and clips of King in action:
RIP Larry King ... truly a legend. For years the Gore/Perot debate on Larry King Live was the most-watched show on CNN. And even when he was at the top of cable TV news, he kept doing his radio show. https://t.co/E0rKRuGTe1
— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) January 23, 2021
Thanks for the countless interviews and insights, Larry King. You understood human triumph and frailty equally well, and that is no easy feat. There was no one else like you, and you shall be missed. Rest with the heavens now.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) January 23, 2021
Larry King was a hero of mine until we fell out after I replaced him at CNN & he said my show was ‘like watching your mother-in-law go over a cliff in your new Bentley.’ (He married 8 times so a mother-in-law expert) But he was a brilliant broadcaster & masterful TV interviewer. pic.twitter.com/1JsXeeZYEk
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 23, 2021
So few tv hosts can do their jobs like #larryking ...you could not tell what his politics were ...he let his guests answer the questions...and he thought his guest the “stars” and not himself..he profiled his guests,didn’t talk about himself
— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) January 23, 2021