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Larry King R.I.P.

patbz — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 13:17:52 GMT

Larry King passed at 87 from Covid.

Re: Larry King R.I.P.

Witchy Woman — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 13:31:41 GMT

@patbz

I can remember early mornings hearing his voice on the radio as I got ready for the day.

Didn't follow him much in the past few years, but I know he was still working.

Sad for everyone who has lost a loved one to this disease.

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Greeneyedlady21 — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 14:23:11 GMT

RIP, this horrific virus has taken way too many lives

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tampalady — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 14:38:38 GMT

Larry King also had a very bad heart, which did not help the situation.

His son, Larry King, Jr. just had an article in our paper about how he met his father, he was like 33 years old. He and his father were going to open up a pizza parlor in a golf community close to my home. They were going to branch out and open a few more in the Tampa area.

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Ibby114 — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 14:49:24 GMT

He's had so many lives- with all the serious health issues he's dealt with (& recovered from) over the years. When I heard he tested positive for covid - I had my doubts he's make it past this one. It's nonetheless incredibly sad.

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Travone — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 15:01:45 GMT

RIP Larry.

I met Larry several years ago through my work. He was always nice to me.

Condolences to his children............especially Larry Jr., a good man.

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Anonymous032819 — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 17:13:07 GMT

Honestly, I'm not surprised to hear this.

May he rest in peace, and condolences to his family.😥

Re: Larry King R.I.P.

sunshine45 — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 15:20:36 GMT

@tampalady wrote:
Larry King also had a very bad heart, which did not help the situation.
His son, Larry King, Jr. just had an article in our paper about how he met his father, he was like 33 years old. He and his father were going to open up a pizza parlor in a golf community close to my home. They were going to branch out and open a few more in the Tampa area.

@tampalady what? larry king jr did not meet his father untill he was 33 years old? wow......

may he rest in peace and be free from pain. prayers for his loved ones.

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tampalady — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 15:28:40 GMT

Yes, his Mother was dying from cancer and thought she should get them together. The son said that since he met his Dad, the relationship has been good.

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Travone — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 15:33:12 GMT

@tampalady @sunshine45

Through my work, I also met Larry King Jr. It's true he did not meet his father until he was an adult....his mother raised him. He is such an honest, down to earth man. We became friends and would get together for lunch or dinner whenever he was in town. He is a good man.

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sunshine45 — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 15:35:57 GMT

@Travone wrote:
@tampalady @sunshine45

Through my work, I also met Larry King Jr. It's true he did not meet his father until he was an adult....his mother raised him. He is such an honest, down to earth man. We became friends and would get together for lunch or dinner whenever he was in town. He is a good man.

@Travone

i wonder why a mother would not let her son have a relationship with his father while he was growing up?

Re: Larry King R.I.P.

Jordan2 — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 15:45:40 GMT

I can't take this anymore, it seems like a new name is added to the list of people who have died from this insidious disease everyday.

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amyb — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 15:51:22 GMT

We do throw around the term "legend" probably too much, like we do "hero"...yet..."legend" (of broadcasting) keeps going through my mind.

I loved what he described as his "everyman curiousity"...it made for great interviews. I loved watching him interview a variety of people...from way back, when my parents would say "who's on Larry King tonight?"...to recent years on his web interviews on Ora.tv platform..."Larry King Now."

He loved his job. He loved life. He talked often about not wanting to die.

He's one of those, famous personalities, maybe you grew up with, like myself, and I can't imagine the world without him in it. RIP

Re: Larry King R.I.P.

Scooby Doo — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 16:16:56 GMT

@sunshine45 wrote:
@Travone wrote:
@tampalady @sunshine45

Through my work, I also met Larry King Jr. It's true he did not meet his father until he was an adult....his mother raised him. He is such an honest, down to earth man. We became friends and would get together for lunch or dinner whenever he was in town. He is a good man.

@Travone

i wonder why a mother would not let her son have a relationship with his father while he was growing up?

Why do you automatically presume that the mother is to blame? Perhaps the father was too busy with his career and many other wives to take on the responsibility of being a father to this son.

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Travone — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 16:26:27 GMT

@sunshine45 wrote:
@Travone wrote:
@tampalady @sunshine45

Through my work, I also met Larry King Jr. It's true he did not meet his father until he was an adult....his mother raised him. He is such an honest, down to earth man. We became friends and would get together for lunch or dinner whenever he was in town. He is a good man.

@Travone

i wonder why a mother would not let her son have a relationship with his father while he was growing up?

@sunshine45 I can't answer that question, I never met his mother. All I know is he said that his mother did not want him growing up in that lifestyle. He lived a very normal middle class life. Perhaps she thought it would be too difficult for him to live in both worlds.

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ValuSkr — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 16:31:30 GMT

I did not grow up wth Larry - never heard him on radio. My first - and really only - exposure to him was via his interviews on CNN.

RIP

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sunshine45 — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 16:42:23 GMT

@Scooby Doo wrote:
@sunshine45 wrote:
@Travone wrote:
@tampalady @sunshine45

Through my work, I also met Larry King Jr. It's true he did not meet his father until he was an adult....his mother raised him. He is such an honest, down to earth man. We became friends and would get together for lunch or dinner whenever he was in town. He is a good man.

@Travone

i wonder why a mother would not let her son have a relationship with his father while he was growing up?
Why do you automatically presume that the mother is to blame? Perhaps the father was too busy with his career and many other wives to take on the responsibility of being a father to this son.

it may have seemed like i was blaming someone @Scooby Doo , but i am really just more curious as to why a father and son did not even have a relationship for 33 years? especially when the father is so well known? hope that that sounded better.......

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CatsyCline — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 17:06:12 GMT

King suppsedly didnt know for sure he had a son from the marriage with his 2nd wife (married for one year)

from Newsweek : ' In a 2009 interview with journalist Anderson Cooper, King spoke about not meeting Larry Jr. until his son was in his 30s. "That was extraordinary. Let me tell you. To sort of know I had a child. Probably I did. But I wasn't sure. And then to get the realization that I did. And then he turns out to be one of the great people -- one of the great people I know," he said.'

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SXMGirl — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 17:10:39 GMT

I used to watch him every night and thought that he did a wonderful job interviewing all of his guests. I was not surprised when I read that he had covid as he has had health problems for many years. RIP Larry, and condolences to his family.

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sunshine 919 — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 17:22:51 GMT

I love talk radio because of Larry King. When he went on TV I watched his show all the time. So sad to hear this.