http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/29/larry.king.steps.down/

Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Larry King, the iconic TV interviewer, will step aside from hosting of his prime time CNN show later this year, he said Tuesday.

King, 76, made the announcement with a short posting to his Twitter account, citing his desire to spend more time with his wife and young children.

"I want to share some personal news with you. 25 years ago, I sat across this table from New York Governor Mario Cuomo for the first broadcast of Larry King Live. Now, decades later, I talked to the guys here at CNN and I told them I would like to end Larry King Live, the nightly show, this fall and CNN has graciously accepted, giving me more time for my wife and I to get to the kids' little league games," King wrote.

"I'm incredibly proud that we recently made the Guinness Book of World Records for having the longest running show with the same host in the same time slot. With this chapter closing I'm looking forward to the future and what my next chapter will bring, but for now it's time to hang up my nightly suspenders."

"He will end his run with Larry King Live on his own terms, sometime this fall," said Jon Klein, president of CNNUS. "Larry is a beloved member of the CNN family and will continue to contribute to our air with periodic specials."

Edited June 30, 201015 yr by CarlD2

For me, this is no big loss. I was never a fan of Larry Kind himself...Though I did sometimes enjoy some of his interviews (ie Star Jones).

About time. He was an AWFUL interviewer and I simply never got his appeal.

It's long overdue IMO

Edited June 30, 201015 yr by Zendall Fan

He was pushed out, which is sort of sad, but he seemed to have his own style of interviewing called "senility". He never knew anything about his guests.

I was never a big fan either (there was an episode after Sandra Dee died which especially annoyed me) but it's sad to see him leave in this pathetic way, right in the middle of all this speculation about affairs.

I really wonder what is even left for CNN these days. Anderson Cooper in his crisp whites trying to show us the tragedies that almost make him have a facial expression -- no thanks.

They should just have Kathy Griffin take over half the network and co-host with him.

the guy is like 100 years old. Im surprised he's lasted as long as he did

I never understood the appeal of Larry King.

I really wonder what is even left for CNN these days. Anderson Cooper in his crisp whites trying to show us the tragedies that almost make him have a facial expression -- no thanks.

They should just have Kathy Griffin take over half the network and co-host with him.

I'd much prefer 50% Kathy Griffin & Andy Vanderbilt programming.

I'm sorry to see Larry go because it is clearly not on his own terms. The scandal with his wife, his ratings spiraling, hitting 77 in a town that has little pity for age. Larry King Live was the last bastion of safety for many old Hollywood types who won't ever be heard from again.

I actually think Larry did a lot of good work until about 2003. After that point, he basically went on autopilot and had his friends on. I will never forget his coverage when OJ Simpson was barreling down the freeway in that white Bronco. When Larry was 'on' he was engaging to watch.

I hope his ouster from nightly work on CNN doesn't kill him. That show was very important to him.

I agree that he's a pretty awful interviewer, talking over people, being rude, not paying attention, and I've loved it when people like Harrison Ford and Phyllis Diller have called him on it. Having said that, I have found his show enjoyable and his presence oddly endearing. One thing about his interview skills or lack thereof is that the subject always ends up being the star, he's not one of those interviewers who somehow make everything about them and pulls focus from the interviewee.

SoapBoy, that Star Jones interview was indeed a good one and he was annoying me kissing Barbara's ass through his line of questioning as Star over-smiled her way through it all.

He was pushed out, which is sort of sad, but he seemed to have his own style of interviewing called "senility". He never knew anything about his guests.

Larry King's worst interview moments:

http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/06/larry-king-signs-of-decline.html

I hope Katie Couric gets a bee in her bonnet and decides she wants to leave CBS early for this new gig.

Do you guys really like Kathy Griffith? I kind of can't stand her. Well, I should say I think she's best in VERY small doses and from what I've seen of her reality show (admittedly, very little) I was even more put off by her... especially her moments of humorlessness, like when the mask comes off it really hits with a thud.

I think Meredith Viera would be a good replacement. I really like her.

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