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Veteran Broadcaster Larry King Dies At 87

With his trademark suspenders and Brooklyn-accented baritone, King spoke with world leaders, celebrities, authors, scientists, athletes — everyone.
The ever-curious Larry King adopted a philosophy of letting his guests be the star of the show and letting them teach him a thing or two.

With his trademark suspenders and deep baritone voice Larry King spoke with presidents, world leaders, celebrities, authors, scientists, comedians, athletes — everyone. The Peabody Award-winning broadcaster died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 87.

The death of the famed interviewer was announced on King's Twitter feed, Ora Media. No cause of death was provided, but King had recently been hospitalized with COVID-19.

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