ever as an interviewer. The guy understood not to inject his beliefs and opinions into it, but to allow the audience to decide based on what his guests would say.
Our current media would be well served to follow his example, but unfortunately, their heads are too far up their own asses to do it.
was a great interviewer, maybe the best ever. He put everyone at ease. His interviews were in depth conversations. People trusted him, and rightly so. RIP. God bless. Prayers to his family and friends.
He was laughably bad sometimes but that's what made the show. If nothing was on you could always flip to CNN at 9. Part of his charm was that you rarely knew what his opinion was, he just asked questions.
ever as an interviewer. The guy understood not to inject his beliefs and opinions into it, but to allow the audience to decide based on what his guests would say.
Our current media would be well served to follow his example, but unfortunately, their heads are too far up their own asses to do it.
For an entertainment interview he was fine. Fir an actual news interview he was terrible. He didn’t spend time prepping for interview, he just asked basic questions his staff prepared. He often got caught flat footed because he often didn’t know much about the interviewee. You can’t make informed decisions about someone if they just say what they want. Getting them too talk about what they don’t want to talk about provides the information your really need.
I think it’s interesting to remember Larry King for his work on CNN and TV King had a long, long career in radio before he had a second career on CNN. His radio show was remarkable. He would talk for hours and hours and he could go from Middle East peace talks to Dustin Hoffman’s new film to UFOs all in the same night. He was never particularly insightful and wasn’t breaking any news or editorializing but his gift was to give a meaningful and serious stage to his guest no matter how silly or ridiculous or serious or right or wrong.That style didn’t always agree with some people, but it’s much harder to do than it appears. And anyone who’s ever been on the radio will tell you that Kings ability to do his show night after night for hours was a real feat of skill and stamina. He lived a long and full life.
Our current media would be well served to follow his example, but unfortunately, their heads are too far up their own asses to do it.
He was laughably bad sometimes but that's what made the show. If nothing was on you could always flip to CNN at 9. Part of his charm was that you rarely knew what his opinion was, he just asked questions.
Our current media would be well served to follow his example, but unfortunately, their heads are too far up their own asses to do it.
For an entertainment interview he was fine. Fir an actual news interview he was terrible. He didn’t spend time prepping for interview, he just asked basic questions his staff prepared. He often got caught flat footed because he often didn’t know much about the interviewee. You can’t make informed decisions about someone if they just say what they want. Getting them too talk about what they don’t want to talk about provides the information your really need.
I particularly enjoyed his interviews with Jesse the Body. Funny stuff. MIND CONTROL.
Yeah I thought Seinfeld came across as an arrogant prick in that one
Seinfeld wasn’t pissed off. He was making fun of King.