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Larry King

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “award winning broadcaster”. Today it says “american tv and radio host”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “American television and radio host (1933–2021)”. It now reads “American TV and radio host (1933–2021)”.
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The opening as it read in 2005

Larry King (born Lawrence Harvey Zeigler November 19 , 1933 ) is an award winning broadcaster . He currently hosts a nightly interview program called Larry King Live that is aired world-wide on CNN . King grew up and attended public schools in Brooklyn . His childhood friends included the baseball pitcher Sandy Koufax and the owner of the New York Mets , Fred Wilpon . He lived for some time in Bensonhurst , Brooklyn , New York . After graduating from high school, King worked odd jobs, including a stint as a mail clerk with Associated Merchandising Corporation and then with United Parcel Service . He left Brooklyn for Miami at the age of 22 to pursue a job in radio .1

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “award winning broadcaster”. Today it says “american tv and radio host”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “American television and radio host (1933–2021)”. It now reads “American TV and radio host (1933–2021)”. Read the current article and compare.
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What Wikipedia says this is

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Then

award winning broadcaster

Now

american tv and radio host

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