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by Jason Hughes, posted Nov 16th 2010 1:08PM
Since 1957, Larry King has been a part of the entertainment business, first doing interviews in local radio and television and Florida before going national on radio in 1978. In 1985, he came to CNN and he's been a fixture in cable news ever since. So it was with mixed emotions that he sat down with the women of 'The View' (Weekdays, Syndicated on ABC) to discuss his retirement.So much of King's life has been about doing interviews to keep his finger on the pulse of America. How do you put that down and walk away? It's a similar conundrum to what Johnny Carson faced when he finally gave his farewell to television back in 1992.
Whoopi Goldberg addressed the question that's perhaps foremost on everyone's mind. "What's going to happen that first day you wake up and you don't have to go in?" she asked. "Are you going to try to wear those suspenders anyway?" We suspect King has suspenders for his pajamas, too, so he's got that base covered.
King kept it classy in talking about the bittersweet feelings of saying goodbye to a half-century in entertainment. "It's mixed emotions," he explained. "For example, you have a Supreme Court judge on, you love that. But then you have to do a show that you don't love so much."
He could have dropped so many names of celebrities he's had to interview over the years who were less than impressive, but he chose not to. Luckily, the ladies weren't so concerned, as "Speidi!" quickly rang out from among them, referring to MTV reality television personalities Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt.
"It's like the guy watching his mother-in-law go off the cliff in his new Cadillac," King said, summing up his feelings. He commiserated briefly with Barbara Walters, who's enjoyed similar longevity and success. "They'll carry you out," he told her.
Walters assured him, "I know when my last stop's coming." Sadly for Walters, she won't be able to go on 'Larry King Live' to talk about it when her day does come. The final installment of 'Larry King Live' is scheduled to air Thursday, December 16, 2010.
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