Larry King dies at 87
Larry King
(JTA) - Larry King, the iconic Jewish radio and TV interviewer who never met a subject he didn t seem to like, has died at 87.
King died Saturday at a hospital in Los Angeles. His company Ora Media released the announcement and did not list a cause, but King had been hospitalized recently with the coronavirus.
King often recalled - sometimes with elaborate embellishment - his roots as a poor Jewish kid in Brooklyn, where he was born Lawrence Zeiger. One of his first broadcast employers, in Miami, had him change his name to King, saying Zeiger sounded too ethnic.
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Larry King, legendary Jewish TV interviewer, dies at 87
By Ron Kampeas
(JTA) Larry King, the iconic Jewish radio and TV interviewer who never met a subject he didn’t seem to like, died Saturday, Jan. 23 in Los Angeles. He was 87. Though the cause was not cited, King had been hospitalized recently with the coronavirus.
King often recalled sometimes with elaborate embellishment his roots as a poor Jewish kid in Brooklyn, where he was born Lawrence Zeiger. One of his first broadcast employers, in Miami, had him change his name to King, saying Zeiger sounded too ethnic.
King, whose most famous talk show aired on CNN from 1985-2010, was known for his genial interviews. He would ask an open-ended question and let his respondents answer at length. He was an affable presence no jacket, always in suspenders, dress shirt sleeves rolled up, leaning forward. His guests, perhaps not consciously, were drawn into the ambience and also leaned forwa
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King died Saturday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to a statement on his official Twitter account. The cause of death wasn’t provided but he had spent time recently undergoing treatment for Covid-19. He had bypass surgery following a heart attack in 1987 and later was treated twice for cancer.
King, the host of a popular nighttime radio call-in show in the 1970s and 1980s, vaulted into nationwide prominence after CNN owner Ted Turner persuaded him to join his fledgling network in 1985. His show, “Larry King Live,” became a popular TV interview program whose fans included President George H.W. Bush. King interviewed every si