In this file photo, from April 26, 2010, Piers Morgan, a judge on the NBC show 'America's Got Talent,' participates in a panel discussion during the NBC Universal 2010 Summer Press Day in Pasadena, Calif.
Jonathan Klein, president of CNN/U.S., made the announcement this morning, ending months of speculation: Piers Morgan, a "global media personality and veteran newspaper editor," will replace Larry King, the septuagenarian, longtime host of Larry King Live:
Piers has made his name posing tough questions to public figures, holding them accountable for their words and deeds. He is able to look at all aspects of the news with style and humor with an occasional good laugh in the process. He is a natural fit with Anderson Cooper, Eliot Spitzer and Kathleen Parker in our prime time line up, and the ideal choice to update the storied tradition of newsmaker talk on CNN.
Morgan, CNN notes, is "known to United States viewers primarily for his role as a judge on NBC's No.1-rated America's Got Talent and as the winner of Celebrity Apprentice."
Come January, CNN will broadcast Morgan's show on weeknights, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, after the newly-named Parker Spitzer.
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