E-mail a friendJune 11, 2009
Emmy- and two-time Peabody Award-winning talk show host Larry King comments on his childhood and what he learned from being poor, how he got Frank Sinatra to appear on his local talk show and the news stories that, over the years, have most surprised him.
Larry King
Larry King
Award-winning broadcaster explains his feeling that his father betrayed him when he died. (2:14)
Full interview. (24:03)
With more than 50 years in broadcasting, Larry King has logged more than 40,000 interviews, including every U.S. president since Gerald Ford. His signature program is CNN's highest-rated and TV's first worldwide live phone-in talk show. He's won an Emmy and been inducted into five of the leading broadcasting halls of fame. He's also made cameo appearances in more than 20 films. After quintuple bypass heart surgery, he founded the Larry King Cardiac Foundation, which provides life-saving procedures for children and adults.
