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The end of 'Larry King Live' is undeniably a cultural milestone, the end of a remarkable run. King, the suspenders-sporting everyman, is a pioneer in cable and a TV institution...

He has estimated that he's conducted 50,000 interviews during his half-century-long broadcasting career.

Maybe so. And maybe he should have stopped a couple thousand earlier. But that doesn't mean King (and his nightly suspenders and the safe space he created for his thousands of guests) won't be missed after Thursday, when he's gone.

Dr. Laura Schlessenger, who dropped the N-Word 11 times on the radio last week (audio here), just pompously announced on Larry King Live that she's quitting her radio show to "regain [her] First Amendment rights." Inside, video of Schlessenger's announcement.

Larry King Live holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for the longest running show with the same host in the same time slot.

With over 50,000 inteviews under his belt, King has covered the marijuana issue quite a few times, resulting in some memorable episodes.

Below are a few highlights from the show that go the best with bong hits.

After viewing Friday night's Larry King Live with Jennifer Knapp, pastor Bob Botsford, and Ted Haggard, I was struck with the question: Why is it that whenever a proponent of Christianity's historical view of sexuality goes head to head with an advocate for gay rights, the traditional Christian almost always loses the argument?

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Larry King has filed for divorce from his seventh wife, court filings show. The 76-year-old host of CNN's "Larry King Live" filed Wednesday to end the couple's nearly 13-year marriage, citing "irreconcilable differences." He married Shawn Southwick-King in a hospital room in 1997 three days before surgery to clear a clogged blood vessel.

Carrie Prejean appeared on "Larry King Live" on Wednesday night. That's only part of the story, as she nearly walked off after King pressed her about the reasons she dropped her lawsuit against the Miss California pageant, which we all know is because they showed a "solo" sex tape of hers they had uncovered.

Tyra Banks has gone from supermodel to super businesswoman.

Last night's inescapable TV drama was troubled R&B singer Chris Brown's appearance on Larry King Live.

While presumably, the exclusive interview was an

Chris Brown sat down Wednesday with Larry King at the network's Hollywood studio for his first interview since his Feb. 8 arrest for brutally beating ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

The taping is scheduled to air on Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 9 p.m.

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E! News quoted an unnamed source who claimed the interview was a "no-holds-barred chat during which Brown answered every question put to him."

Kate Gosselin, the star of "Jon & Kate Plus 8," is on her own. Gosselin last appeared on Larry King Live on May 10.