Larry King (1933–2021,) originally Lawrence Harvey Zeiger, was an American talk-show host. He conducted an estimated 50,000 interviews in his six-decade career, which included 25 years as the famous host of Larry King Live (1985–2010,) one of CNN’s longest-running and most popular programs.
Born to Orthodox Jewish immigrant parents in Brooklyn, New York, King grew up in Brooklyn but relocated to South Florida to break into radio. He worked as a disc jockey, sharpening his laid-back, non-confrontational interview style by doing on-location interviews with random subjects. In 1960, he moved to television by hosting a Miami-based talk show.
King rose to stardom in the 1970s with his The Larry King Show on the commercial network Mutual Broadcasting System. He then hosted Larry King Live on CNN. Later, King hosted another program, Larry King Now, which was distributed on Hulu and RT, Russia’s state-controlled global broadcaster.
King also penned a column for USA Today for over 20 years. His autobiography is My Remarkable Journey (2009.)
King is also the author of How to Talk to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere: The Secrets of Good Communication (1995) and Truth Be Told: Off the Record (2011.)
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Those who have succeeded at anything and don’t mention luck are kidding themselves.
—Larry King
Topics: Luck, Success, Chance
Successful people who cannot express themselves well? I can’t think of one.
—Larry King
My first rule of conversation is this: I never learn a thing while I’m talking. I realize every morning that nothing I say today will teach me anything, so if I’m going to learn a lot today, I’ll have to do it by listening.
—Larry King
Topics: Listening
I’m the worst person to be stuck with in a traffic jam.
—Larry King
I have never understood the Iowa caucus.
—Larry King
Getting your house in order and reducing the confusion gives you more control over your life. Personal organization some how releases or frees you to operate more effectively.
—Larry King
You cannot talk to people successfully if they think you are not interested in what they have to say or you have no respect for them.
—Larry King
I’ve never learned anything while I was talking.
—Larry King
Topics: Listening
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