[글로벌-이슈 24] U.S.’Talk Show Emperor’ Larry King dies at the age of 87

Larry King, who was known as the’emperor of progress’ in the US broadcasting industry, died on the 23rd (hereinafter local time) shortly after being infected with the novel coronavirus (Corona 19).

According to CNBC and other foreign media, Ora Media, founded after King resigned from CNN, announced that he died at the age of 87 at the Cedars-Sainai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, USA.

CNBC said King was hospitalized last month for Corona 19, but it has not yet been confirmed whether it is the most direct cause of death. According to CNN, King reported that he had a history of several diseases, including myocardial infarction surgery in 1987, lung cancer surgery in 2017, and angina surgery in 2019.

King is a person who gained world fame while working as a talk show host on CNN. He has been working for CNN’s’Larry King Live’, a world-class talk program, for over 25 years.

CNN said, “King not only made it a rule to treat the interviewees equally, regardless of their status, but was famous for preferring to ask questions on the spot rather than to prepare and interview before interviewing.” Not only did he take it, he was famous for preferring to ask questions on the spot rather than preparing and interviewing before the interview.”

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