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After 25 years, CNN's Larry King steps down

Two presidents and four TV news anchors turned out to bid farewell to iconic host Larry King as he pulled the curtain down on his CNN talk show Dec. 16 after 25 years. King, 77, was serenaded by Tony Bennett singing The Best is Yet to Come via remote.

The dean of American talk show hosts had announced in June he would leave, ushered out by a struggling network. Once the dominant voice in cable television news, King has faded in a sea of sharp talkers. British talk-show host and America's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan takes over his time slot in January.

"You're not going to see me go away, but you're not going to see me on this set anymore," King said. "I don't know what to say except to you, my audience, thank you, and instead of goodbye, how about so long?"

Except for an agreement to host four specials a year for CNN, it's not clear what his work future holds. He's talked of doing comedy, or going back to some radio work. A parade of guests stopped by, including news anchors Katie Couric, Diane Sawyer, Barbara Walters and Brian Williams, who were in CNN's New York studio.


Shukan ST: January 7, 2011

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