Talk Host Larry King Dead at 87

Radio and Television talk show host Larry King has died. He was 87.

Born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger on November 19, 1933, King began his career in Florida as a local host and journalist in the late 1950s. In 1978 he launched the Larry King show, an overnight talk program on the Mutual broadcast network. From 1985 to 2010 King hosted Larry King live on CNN.

Inducted into the radio hall of fame in 1989, King was also a two time Peabody award winner, an emmy awardee, and a ten time Cable ACE award winner.