Larry King to step down after 25 years
CNN reports: Larry King, the iconic TV interviewer, will step aside from hosting his prime time CNN show later this year, he said yesterday.
King, 76, made the announcement with a short posting to his Twitter account, citing his desire to spend more time with his wife and young children.
"I want to share some personal news with you. 25 years ago, I sat across this table from New York Governor Mario Cuomo for the first broadcast of Larry King Live. Now, decades later, I talked to the guys here at CNN and I told them I would like to end Larry King Live, the nightly show, this fall and CNN has graciously accepted, giving me more time for my wife and I to get to the kids' little league games," King wrote.
"I'm incredibly proud that we recently made the Guinness Book of World Records for having the longest running show with the same host in the same time slot. With this chapter closing I'm looking forward to the future and what my next chapter will bring, but for now it's time to hang up my nightly suspenders."
"He will end his run with Larry King Live on his own terms, sometime this fall," said Jon Klein, president of CNNUS. "Larry is a beloved member of the CNN family and will continue to contribute to our air with periodic specials."
During his Tuesday night show, King told guest Bill Maher "there's a freedom" that came with his decision. "I want to expand," King told the comedian. "I want to do other things that I haven't been able to do."
The idea to step aside came to him after he completed his week-long 25th anniversary celebration, he said.
"I'm thinking to myself, I've done 50,000 interviews," he said. "I'm never going to top this."
King, 76, made the announcement with a short posting to his Twitter account, citing his desire to spend more time with his wife and young children."I want to share some personal news with you. 25 years ago, I sat across this table from New York Governor Mario Cuomo for the first broadcast of Larry King Live. Now, decades later, I talked to the guys here at CNN and I told them I would like to end Larry King Live, the nightly show, this fall and CNN has graciously accepted, giving me more time for my wife and I to get to the kids' little league games," King wrote.
"I'm incredibly proud that we recently made the Guinness Book of World Records for having the longest running show with the same host in the same time slot. With this chapter closing I'm looking forward to the future and what my next chapter will bring, but for now it's time to hang up my nightly suspenders."
"He will end his run with Larry King Live on his own terms, sometime this fall," said Jon Klein, president of CNNUS. "Larry is a beloved member of the CNN family and will continue to contribute to our air with periodic specials."
During his Tuesday night show, King told guest Bill Maher "there's a freedom" that came with his decision. "I want to expand," King told the comedian. "I want to do other things that I haven't been able to do."
The idea to step aside came to him after he completed his week-long 25th anniversary celebration, he said.
"I'm thinking to myself, I've done 50,000 interviews," he said. "I'm never going to top this."
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