Legendary talk show host Larry King has died. The former CNN host passed away on Saturday morning (January 23) at the age of 87.
A statement from his company Ora Media said that he died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, though a cause of death was not provided. King was hospitalized for COVID-19 late last month, though it seemed things were going well when he was moved out of intensive care and was breathing on his own.
CNN’s president Jeff Zucker said in a statement, “We mourn the passing of our colleague Larry King. The scrappy young man from Brooklyn had a history-making career spanning radio and television.