CNN’s Larry King to host his final show

Radio and TV host Larry King is set for his last show on Thursday night after a 25-year run on CNN.

King, 77, will reportedly be accompanied by 16 guests during his last show, which is scheduled to air live from Los Angeles on Thursday evening. Although his guests have been kept secret by the show’s production team, it is speculated that they will likely be high-profile politicians.

CNN celebrated 25 years of ‘Larry King Live’ with a week of shows featuring big-name guests included President Barack Obama, LeBron James, Bill Gates and Lady Gaga.

Only a few weeks later, in late June, King announced he would stop hosting his TV show. “I talked to the guys here at CNN and I told them I would like to end Larry King Live, the nightly show, this fall and CNN has graciously accepted, giving me more time for my wife and I to get to the kids’ little league games,” he said at that time.

King said, however, that he will remain a part of CNN by occasionally hosting Larry King specials on major national and international subjects.

“With this chapter closing I’m looking forward to the future and what my next chapter will bring, but for now it’s time to hang up my nightly suspenders,” King said.