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Remembering the TV & Radio Broadcast Legend Larry King
Larry King was perhaps the most prolific interviewer of all time. He has passed at 87.
Larry King became the name associated with interviews, broadcast journalism, and suspenders over the course of his career which spans from the last 1950s until now. His life may have ended on January 23rd, but his legacy will last far beyond that.
King’s long-running program Larry King Live, for which he is most known, began in 1985 on CNN. In those days, CNN was a fledgling network that media magnate Ted Turner was attempting to push forward. King’s presence and popularity helped build the network into the news powerhouse that it has become today. Of the 60,000 interviews that King has done, 30,000 of them have appeared on CNN. The Guinness Book of World Records acknowledges King as having “the longest-running television show hosted by the same person, on the same network and in the same time slot” with 6,000 episodes of the show.
King interviewing the late Hank Aaron, who also passed this week.
Even after his separation from CNN, King was an active interviewer and host, branching into streaming services with Hulu and podcasts as well. A two-time Peabody Award winner, King is also a member of the Radio Hall of Fame and Broadcasters Hall of Fame. This is in part to his easy-going style. King could talk to anyone, and guests on the show ranged from political figures and celebrities to UFO theorists and psychics.
King was also involved in charity, founding the Larry King Cardiac Foundation. The foundation is a nonprofit that helps fund life-saving cardiac care for those that can’t afford it. King was also a survivor of heart disease, having survived a heart attack and quintuple bypass surgery. King’s matters of the heart didn’t stop there. He was married 8 times to 7 different women.
Larry King has done nearly everything you can in media. He’s been a radio and TV host, newspaper columnist, disc jockey, and even a color commentator for the Miami Dolphins. His collection of content is arguably the widest library of any interviewer in history and if you’re looking to hear someone speak, chances are they’ve talked to Larry King.
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Today Live Nation announced Jenifer Smith has been promoted to Head of Urban Tour Marketing & Strategy. She will lead Live Nation’s Urban Tour Marketing team supporting all marketing efforts for their roster of R&B and Hip-Hop tours within the Concerts division.
Live Nation is dedicated to helping artists connect with their growing global fanbase, and Jenifer will be working across some of the biggest names as well as rising stars across R&B, Hip-Hop and Rap that Live Nation promotes, including Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Drake, The Weeknd, Travis Scott, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, H.E.R., A$AP Rocky, Lil Baby, Alicia Keys, Young Thug, Jack Harlow, and many more. Smith most recently launched and supported all global marketing efforts for the Fugees Reunion tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of their iconic album The Score.
Jenifer will be developing and building out the Urban Tour Marketing team as one of the fastest growing and most popular sectors in the industry only continues to dominate the global market. Moving forward, she will be leading marketing strategies for Live Nation’s wide range of hip-hop and R&B artists across touring and key festivals.
“Whether it’s artists or our own internal team, Live Nation is always investing in people we believe in,” said Omar Al-joulani, Head of Talent & Touring for Live Nation Concerts. “Jenifer has been an incredible leader at Live Nation, and we are confident her strategic focus and experience will do big things for every artist working with our Urban marketing team. ”
Prior to joining Live Nation 2 years ago, Jenifer was a Tour Marketer at AEG Presents & Goldenvoice for almost a decade where she worked across all genres of live from Urban, Pop, Rock, and Comedy shepherding marketing efforts for the Rolling Stones, Charlie Wilson, Melanie Martinez, Ali Wong, Anthony Hamilton, Bianca Del Rio, Jim Jefferies, Pod Save America, and the XSCAPE reunion tour. Prior to her time at AEG Presents, she was at ICM Partners in the concerts division for 3 years working with Caroline Yim, Zach Iser, Roberts Gibbs and Dennis Ashley with clients including Beyoncé, Drake and Mary J. Blige.
This post appeared first on www.livenationentertainment.com
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