News came from a Twitter statement on his official account. It reads, “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. 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.”
Remembering the iconic Larry King
King on the right / Wikimedia Commons
King was born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger on November 19, 1933, in Brooklyn, New York. His mother was born in Lithuania and his father was born in Ukraine. They were both Orthodox Jews. King lost his father when he was young, which made him disinterested in school.
Talk show host Larry King dies aged 87 at LA hospital just three weeks after being transferred from the ICU as he battled COVID after catching it from a health care worker visiting his home
Larry King, the TV and radio host extraordinaire has died aged 87, weeks after testing positive for COVID-19
His production company, Ora Media, confirmed his death in a statement on social media Saturday
No cause of death was given, however, it comes weeks after King was hospitalized with coronavirus
He was reportedly transferred out of the intensive care unit on January 4, but had remained in hospital
King conducted over 50,000 high-profile interviews with presidents, world leaders, Hollywood royalty and sports stars during the course of his 65-year-long career as a TV and radio host