Former local radio broadcaster Larry King passed away on Saturday at the age of 87. He was first known in Miami before reaching national exposure.
King started at WAHR-AM in 1957 as a disc jockey, moved to WKAT-AM in 1958 and shifted to WAME-AM in 1960.. He joined 610 WIOD-AM in 1963 and hosted a talk show. King was a game analyst on Miami Dolphins radio broadcasts during the 1970 and 1971 seasons.
His radio show was then nationally syndicated by Mutual Broadcasting System in 1978. King later was added by CNN as an evening host in 1985. Westwood One bought Mutual Broadcasting System and took over to syndicate his show on the radio from 1985 until 2009. King continued with his CNN program until 2010. He was also a weekly columnist for USA Today from 1982 until 2001.
He co-founded Ora Media once he left CNN. His show Larry King Now was broadcast on Ora TV, RT America and Hulu over the next decade. King also hosted a program on Cumulus Media in 2013 and a weekly political show on RT America.
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