Larry King Dies At 87: US Talk Show Host Passes Away Weeks After Testing COVID-19 Positive

US talk show host Larry King died at the age of 87 after testing positive for COVID-19. Read on.

Image courtesy - Larry King (@kingsthings/Twitter)

New Delhi: The American television and radio host Larry King breathed his last on January 23, 2021, at the age of 87 weeks after testing positive for COVID-19. His death was announced through a statement on his official Twitter account.

The statement read, “With profound sadness, Ora Media announces the death of our co-founder, host and friend Larry King, who passed away this morning at age 87 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.”

“For 63 years and across the platforms of radio, television and digital media, Larry’s many thousands of interviews, awards, and global acclaim stand as a testament to his unique and lasting talent as a broadcaster. Additionally, which it was his name appearing in the shows’ titles, Larry always viewed his interview subjects as the true star of his programs, and himself as merely an unbiased conduit between the guest and audience. Whether he was interviewing a U.S. president, foreign loader, celebrity, scandal-ridden personage, or an everyman, Larry liked to ask short, direct, and uncomplicated questions. He believed concise questions usually provided the best answers, and he was not wrong in that belief. ”, the statement further read. 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/x0Hl0X6vqU" rel='nofollow'>pic.twitter.com/x0Hl0X6vqU</a></p>&mdash; Larry King (@kingsthings) <a href="https://twitter.com/kingsthings/status/1352960673978880000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>January 23, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Larry King's family has asked for privacy in their moment of grief. The statement further revealed that his funeral arrangements and memorial service will be announced after co-ordinating with his family. 

Larry King started his career as a local journalist in Florida in the 1950s and 1960s. He, however, gained prominence with the show ‘The Larry King Show’. He then hosted several television programs and made a name for himself in Hollywood.

The popular talk-show host was hospitalized on January 2, 2021, reportedly after testing positive for COVID-19. He had earlier suffered a severe heart attack and was also diagnosed with a cancerous tumour in his lung in the year 2017 which was successfully removed with surgery.

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