Larry King stepping down from his nightly CNN show after 25 years

CNN’s Larry King says he’s ending show

NEW YORK — Larry King says he’s stepping down this fall from the prime-time show that has anchored CNN’s lineup for 25 years.

All manners of statesmen, newsmakers and Hollywood stars have sat across his desk for plain-spoken interviews during the past quarter-century, but “Larry King Live” has recently been suffering in the ratings and there’s been speculation about his future.

King said in a message he sent via Twitter: “It’s time to hang up my nightly suspenders.”