"It's time to hang up the nightly suspenders," the famous host announced.
Larry King Live holds the Guinness World Record for the longest-running show with the same host in the same time slot; in fact, it's been a regular feature on the air for 25 years. It was also the first-ever worldwide phone-in TV talk show. King himself has been in professional broadcasting for 53 years, during which time he has conducted more than 40,000 interviews with celebrities, politicians, topical experts and others.
Understandably, news about King's pulling the plug on his show created a significant hiccup in the social web. Let's take a look at the topic as it trended on Twitter, Google and elsewhere.
First, here is a YouTube video showing King's announcement:
The term "Larry King" is currently trending on Google, fourth in the list of hot topics and eighth in the list of hot searches. Searches for King's name rose sharply this afternoon and quickly peaked.
On Twitter, mentions of King popped up all over the world very quickly. These tweets, at their peak, accounted for .25% of all Twitter updates.
And on the New Digg, Larry King-related stories are on the rise, as well:
What's your take on this legendary reporter and host's retirement? Let us know in the comments.
