CNN Pressroom - As award-winning broadcaster Larry King marks his 50th anniversary in broadcasting, CNN.com has launched an extensive online tribute to this unrivaled master of the interview. This special section, located at www.CNN.com/LarryKing50, includes an interactive timeline depicting key moments in King’s life as well as a video archive of his most famous interviews on Larry King Live.

The CNN.com tribute coincides with CNN Worldwide’s multi-platform celebration of King, which includes an anniversary week of Larry King Live with Oprah Winfrey, Katie Couric, Bill Clinton and Bill Maher as well as a two-hour special presentation, CNN Presents: Larry King – 50 Years of Pop Culture on Wednesday, April 18, at 9 p.m. (ET)

In addition to the timeline and the interviews, the special Larry King section includes several galleries and features offering trivia and statistics about King; an audio quiz that invites users to listen to King ask some of his famous questions and then guess the guest who answers; and a behind-the-scenes look at King’s career as he talks about the evolution of broadcasting over the past 50 years and reveals his tips for a successful interview and the secret to a long career.

As the first Internet site dedicated to 24-hour news coverage, CNN.com attracts an average of more than 24 million unique users each month. Launched in 1995, CNN.com draws from the resources of CNN Worldwide to provide relevant, up-to-the minute news and information. CNN.com features the latest multimedia technologies, from video streaming and user-generated content to audio packages and searchable archives of news features and background information.

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