Iconic TV host Larry King dead at 87

In a career spanning more than five decades, Larry King secured all the big interviews – from world leaders to celebrities. Photo: Reuters

Larry King, the broadcast interviewer whose nonconfrontational style attracted celebrities and newsmakers as guests and made him the star of a top-rated US cable talk show, has died. He was 87.

King died Saturday (Jan 23) 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.