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Larry King, broadcaster whose CNN show was the platform of choice for politicians and celebrities – obituary With his trademark loud braces, King was criticised for his softball questions, but said: ‘Folks, it’s a talk show. It ain’t rocket science’ Larry King Live: the self-styled ‘infotainer’ bridged the gulf between Hollywood and politics Credit: Jordan Strauss/WireImage Larry King, the former host of CNN’s Larry King Live, who has died aged 87, was a quintessentially American success story – the boy from a poor immigrant family who struggled his way up to become the “Pope of Talk” – the most avidly watched television personality in the world. ....
Reply James (Jim) Benedict Kobak passed away peacefully at age 99 at home in Redding on October 31. (Shutterstock) Information Courtesy Bouton Funeral Home REDDING, CT James (Jim) Benedict Kobak passed away peacefully at age 99 at home in Redding on October 31. He was born in March 1921, in St. Louis, Missouri, as the second son of the late Evelyn and Edgar Kobak, an advertising executive and former president of the Mutual Broadcasting Company. Jim and his wife, Hope, were longtime residents of Darien, raising three children there, Jim Jr., John and Tom. In later years, he and his wife also had a home in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands and spent much of their time there. Jim lived the last eighteen years of his life at Meadow Ridge in Redding, Connecticut, with Hope, until she predeceased him in 2018. ....