Famed television interviewer Larry King died at age 87 on Jan. 23. To be sitting at the table on CNN’s “Larry King Live” — just you, him and the big old mic — was proof that one had truly arrived. No matter what brought them to “Larry King Live,” it was understood that the questions would be coming from a place of genuine wonder, rather than showy intellect. ADADMost reporters eventually figure out that the dumb question is a powerful tool of inquiry. In its disarming way, the dumb question produces answers that the subject isn’t tired of answering.

Source: Washington Post January 24, 2021 19:23 UTC