BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA -: Larry King poses for portrait as the Friars Club and Crescent Hotel ... [+] honor him for his 86th birthday at Crescent Hotel on November 25, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images) Getty ImagesLegendary broadcaster Larry King has passed away at the age of 87 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles following a recent battle with COVID-19. According to an official statement at King’s Twitter page:“With profound sadness, Ora Media announces the death of our co-founder, host and friend Larry King, who passed away this morning aged 87 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The Peabody Award-winning broadcaster was a fixture with his nightly talk show, Larry King Live, on CNN, which ran for 25 years from 1985 to 2010. King had medical issues in recent decades, including heart attacks and the diagnoses of diabetes and lung cancer.

Source: Forbes January 23, 2021 13:07 UTC