Larry King

With his mom in Miami

All the other kids were going to college, and I was working at the United Parcel Service. I was always telling everyone, "I want to be a broadcaster." My best friend's father would put his arms around me and say, 'What, are you crazy? You're not going to be Arthur Godfrey. Get a job with a future!'"
All his life, young Larry Zeiger had dreamed of being on the radio. With no father, no money, bad grades and no chance for going to college, it appeared that his dream would remain just that. But the young man from Brooklyn refused to give up. When he heard there were openings at radio stations in Miami, Florida, he quit his job and bought a bus ticket. In Miami, he slept on his uncle's living room sofa and knocked on the door of every station in South Florida. The best job he could find was sweeping floors at the smallest station in town, but he took it and learned everything he could about the radio business. When his chance came, he was ready.
Today, Larry Zeiger is Larry King, possibly the best-known broadcast personality in the world. His CNN phone-in show Larry King Live is seen by millions around the world, and is the chosen venue for media celebrities and political leaders who wish to reach the largest possible audience: Larry King's audience.