“Just heard the awful news about Larry King,” Ferguson wrote on Twitter.
“He taught me so much.
He was a true mensch.
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He probably even taught me that word.
So long pal, thanks for all the laughs.
Say hi to [Don] Rickles.”
King was inimitable."
He conducted over 50,000 interviews that informed Americans in a clear and plain way.
New York sends condolences to his family and many friends."
Many friends, indeed: Former ESPN broadcasterKeith Olbermannwrote, “My friend Larry King has died.
It is literally true that thousands of us can make that sad statement this morning.
But that contradicts the essence of the man.
Some of us he saw at the deli every day.
Some of us, once a year.
But to him, we were ALL close friends.
What a blessing.”
King died early Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, after hewas hospitalizedearlier this month with COVID-19.
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