Larry King has been on the radio since 1957, but it in the next few weeks  weeks he’ll be pulling his last radio shift.  Westwood One has told affiliates it will end the distribution of the CNN simulcast on New Year’s Eve.
Starting January 1 they’ll fill the timeslot with a rebroadcast of the “Fred Thompson Show.”  The network says Thompson’s “appeal and demographics are inline with those of Larry King” and notes his show is “produced exclusively for radio.”
King, 76, began his career at a small Miami Beach station …

The New York Post is reporting in Page Six that Clear Channel and Premiere Radio Network syndicated radio personality Ryan Seacrest is in CNN’s sights to replace Larry King when King’s contract expires in 18 months. The network is preparing for the eventual retirement of King from the nightly show and Seacrest is their preferred choice. The big stumbling block would be how much it would cost to get Seacrest because of his huge deal to host Fox’s “American Idol” on top of his deal to host mornings on …