Piers Morgan likely successor to Larry King at CNN
NEW YORK
The British TV personality has won permission from NBC, which
airs the hit talent contest, to pursue the CNN job, according to an
industry official who requested anonymity because that person
wasn't authorized to speak publicly about the changeover.
Morgan has been considered a favorite to replace King, who on
June 29 announced his departure from the prime-time perch he has
occupied for a quarter century.
Morgan is a 45-year-old former tabloid editor who turned to
television several years ago. He has been a judge on "Britain's
Got Talent" and its U.S. spinoff, "America's Got Talent." In
2008, he was champ of NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice."
