be a space left behind that will never be filled quite the same way again. in fact, it is fair to say if it wasn't for larry king it is entirely possible i wouldn't be sitting here talking to you now and a lot of other people in this business wouldn't be either. when cnn was in its infancy and the rest of television was laughing at ted turner's idea of a 24-hour news network, larry king came along, put this network on his back and carried it until his credentials as a viable news organization were accepted by the viewing public. and he has had the highest-rated show in this place for year a after year after year. along the way, larry the gold standard for talk television some many of his interviews managed to make news elsewhere. there wasn't anyone in the last 25 year he didn't talk to there is larry in the early days and there is he is today. this includes all the presidents from richard nixon forward, gerald ford, jimmy carter, ronald reagan, bill clinton, both presidents bush and barack