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US news star Larry King hospitalized with Covid-19: report
WASHINGTON, Jan 3, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Veteran talk show host Larry King has
been hospitalized with Covid-19, US media reported Saturday.
Citing a “source close to the family,” CNN reported that King, one of the
network’s biggest stars, has been hospitalized for more than a week at Cedars
Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
King, 87, has Type 2 diabetes and has had a long history of medical issues,
including several heart attacks, lung cancer and angina, a condition caused
by reduced blood flow to the heart.
The legendary host is one of the most recognizable figures on US
television, known for his signature rolled-up shirtsleeves, multi-colored
ties, suspenders and big glasses.
His list of interviewees has ranged from every US president since 1974 to
world leaders Yasser Arafat and Vladimir Putin, and celebrities Frank
Sinatra, Marlon Brando and Barbra Streisand.
King hosted CNN’s “Larry King Live” for 25 years, retiring in 2010. He
continued to do interviews on his own website and then, in 2012, he began
hosting “Larry King Now” on Ora TV, an on-demand digital network that he co-
founded.
In 2013, he also began hosting a show called “Politicking with Larry King”
on Ora TV.
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