Larry King Live

Larry King Live is a cable news interview program that has been hosted by Larry King since it's inception on CNN. First airing in 1985, it is the network's longest running interview show. The show hosts a wide variety of guests from politics, entertainment as well as business. While the show has featured phone call questions for years, more recent technological advances have led to including e-mail as well as web cam queries as well.http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/larry.king.live/

On June 29, 2010, Larry King announced his plans to retire and leave the show, effective in the fall of 2010. The announcement led to immediate speculation as who would replace King, with many rumors pointing towards former journalist and talk show host, plus reality television judge Piers Morgan. On August 12, 2010, Perez Hilton reported that Morgan was very close to signing a deal with CNN, with an official announcement expected within days.http://perezhilton.com/2010-08-12-piers-morgan-is-taking-over-for-larry-king

According to the online entertainment website "TheWrap," America's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan will take over in the 9 p.m. weeknights slot on CNN - the spot previously held by the Larry King Live show.

Over the years there have been many notable guests appear on Larry King Live. Among the episodes that generated one of the most viewed moments in cable television was a debate between Ross Perot and Al Gore on the subject of NAFTA in 1983.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2637570 There have also been quite a few guest hosts on the show, many of whom have achieved cable news name recognition in their own right, including Nancy Grace, Wolf Blitzer and Bob Schieffer.

On the program, Larry King has often pushed the envelope with the topics of conversations he starts with his guests, including times when the guests have felt uncomfortable with the interview. One notable guest, disgraced pageant queen Carrie Prejean walked off the set after King asked questions about her controversial stance against same-sex marriage and subsequent sex tape. Prejean told King he was being "inappropriate" and refused to continue the interview.http://www.nj.com/entertainment/celebrities/index.ssf/2009/11/carrie_prejean_larry_king_inap.html