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Talk Show Legend Suffers Heart Attack

Legendary Talk Show Host Larry King suffered another heart attack last Thursday after going into cardiac arrest. Apparently, Larry had been having breathing difficulties over an extended period of time,…

NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 20: Larry King attends the 45th International Emmy Awards at New York Hilton on November 20, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

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Legendary Talk Show Host Larry King suffered another heart attack last Thursday after going into cardiac arrest.

Apparently, Larry had been having breathing difficulties over an extended period of time, and was scheduled to have an angiogram last Thursday.

Then, while at home getting ready to go to the hospital, he went into cardiac arrest. He was immediately taken by ambulance to the hospital, where doctors performed an angioplasty.

They were able to open an artery that had collapsed and inserted several stents.

The 85-year-old King has been in ICU, but we're told he's expected to be released sometime today

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.