By Gordon Byrd
Jan 23, 2021
MIAMI Larry King, a broadcasting icon with a long career centered on off-the-cuff interviews, passed away after developing COVID-19, as his social media announced Saturday.
Before he ascended to national prominence, King spent two decades as a radio personality in South Florida.
King, then still known as Larry Zeiger, moved to Miami from Brooklyn in 1957 at the age of 23, after hearing it was a good place to break into radio. He became the overnight disk jockey at WAHR (now WMBM). He worked at various stations before arriving at WIOD in 1962. At WIOD, he began to develop his interview style with a live remote talk show from Pumpernik s deli. King would interview almost anyone in the room, from waiters to celebrities. His style enabled him to land interviews with major celebrities of the era who lived in or visited Miami, including Jackie Gleason and Frank Sinatra.
By Gordon Byrd
Jan 23, 2021
MIAMI Larry King, a broadcasting icon with a long career centered on off-the-cuff interviews, passed away after developing COVID-19, as his social media announced Saturday.
Before he ascended to national prominence, King spent two decades as a radio personality in South Florida.
King, then still known as Larry Zeiger, moved to Miami from Brooklyn in 1957 at the age of 23, after hearing it was a good place to break into radio. He became the overnight disk jockey at WAHR (now WMBM). He worked at various stations before arriving at WIOD in 1962. At WIOD, he began to develop his interview style with a live remote talk show from Pumpernik s deli. King would interview almost anyone in the room, from waiters to celebrities. His style enabled him to land interviews with major celebrities of the era who lived in or visited Miami, including Jackie Gleason and Frank Sinatra.