Larry King

One of the stalwarts of cable news &#8212 not only in the United States but around the globe &#8212 CNN mainstay Larry King reshaped the landscape of broadcast journalism when his talk show Larry King Live debuted in June 1985; that program's groundbreaking admixture of cutting-edge political discussion, incisive celebrity-directed Q & A, and viewer phone-in rocked the world and drew an audience of tens of millions. By 2007 &#8212 King's 22nd year on cable and his 50th year in broadcasting &#8212 the CNN website revealed that King had chalked up 40,000 interviews, including one with every United States president since Gerald Ford. Uncoincidentally, that was the same year King achieved an honor claimed by very few: a city block &#8212 the street surrounding the CNN building &#8212 was christened "Larry King Square" in his honor. ~ Rovi