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January 23, 2021
LOS ANGELES – Larry King, the legendary American talk-show host, has died. He was 87.
Ora Media, the company King cofounded, announced King’s passing Saturday morning with a statement on his Twitter account.
“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,” the statement said
In Late December 2020, King was hospitalized with a case of COVID-19. After spending some time in the intensive care unit, King improved enough to be moved out of the unit and was breathing on his own.
Mike Golic’s long ESPN career will come to a close at Fiesta Bowl
Updated Dec 31, 2020;
Posted Dec 31, 2020
Mike Golic Sr on the set of Golic and Wingo during Super Bowl LIV week. (Photo by Allen Kee / ESPN Images)Allen Kee / ESPN Images
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CLEVELAND, Ohio Mike Golic’s 22-year tenure at ESPN comes to an end Saturday. The Cleveland native will serve as analyst for the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl game between Oregon and Iowa State in what will be his last assignment for the network.
Golic, the pride of St. Joseph High School and a National Association of Broadcasters Broadcasting Hall of Famer, confirmed on Twitter his contract is up. When asked by a follower why he is leaving ESPN, Golic replied, “You’d have to ask them.”