Larry King says CNN successor was 'oversold'
AFP
LONDON- Former veteran CNN talk show host Larry King said Friday that his successor, British journalist Piers Morgan, had been "oversold" to television audiences in the United States.
King bowed out in December after 25 years as host of "Larry King Live" and the Atlanta-based news network launched a huge advertising campaign to publicise Morgan's debut the following month.
"I think they might have been better off starting quietly," King told the BBC.
Piers Morgan
But he added: "I think one of the problems they did was over sell it. He was going to be dangerous, he was going to be water cooler talk."
"He's good but not that dangerous. I think they might have been better off starting quietly and that's not Piers's fault, or maybe it is, I'm not inside anymore," said King.
"He's certainly not bad. He's certainly an acceptable host. He asks good questions, maybe he interrupts a little too much at times. I think he may have been oversold."
Winfrey told Morgan "You're good" during the interview, but US critics have given him mixed reviews.
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