It’s the end of an era as semi-mummified CNN mainstay Larry King is stepping down after 25 years as host of Live with Larry King.

Apparently, sources close to Larry say the reason for his decision has much to do with the recent drama surrounding his wife Shawn Southland and the “mess that is his personal life”.  

In Larry’s full statement, he says’s he’s not completley done with CNN yet and will host several specials a year, but his reign as host of Live will be over by the end of the summer.

Let the guessing games for a successor begin again, as CNN has yet to name Larry’s heir apparent.  Ryan Seacrest and Piers Morgan have both been mentioned in the past (and we know it’s probably not going to be Kathy Griffin).  Even though he has his own show with his own time slot, my money’s still on the Silver Fox himself, Anderson Cooper.

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