Larry King to retire from CNN talk show, "Larry King Live"

Prior to his move to CNN, The Larry King Show was the #1 show carried on The Mutual Broadcasting System and their studios were in Crystal City, Virginia. They produced a variety of shows including coverage of NBA Basketball on "The Mutual Sports Network" but Larry King was always the KING of that network. Does anyone here remember the "bee-doop" audio switching signals Mutual used?

Larry King's Radio Talk Show was carried across the Nation by other Network Stations including my local 3-way (AM / FM / TV) CBS affiliate KIRO, in Seattle, where I worked in AM Radio Engineering.

In 1977 Mutual Broadcasting was on a mission across the Country promoting AM Stereo radio. After arriving in Seattle, one of the Mutual employees took ill and my boss, the Chief Engineer of KIRO AM offered me to them, to CO-drive one of the Mutual 'remote' vans from Seattle back to Virginia ... deadlined. I took the job and we drove it 16-20 hrs per day to get it back to the hive in time to prepare it for the next 'Stereo AM' presentation scheduled in New York City.



To make a long story short, I had the full tour of the Mutual Broadcasting Network facilities and I got to sit in Larry King's chair. At around 20 years of age, I thought it was cool! They gave me a Mutual Broadcasting Frisbee and a Luggage Tag (seen above) and they flew me home.

Jim

What a need story, Jim. I just love memories like that and have always been intrigued by behind the scenes stuff.