6 Millionaires Who Lost It All, but Came Back
Just because you've attained wealth doesn't mean you'll keep it. Even the richest of the rich aren't immune from sudden -- and complete -- plunges in net worth.
Just because you've attained wealth doesn't mean you'll keep it. Even the richest of the rich aren't immune from sudden -- and complete -- plunges in net worth.
So far, at least, Piers Morgan shows no signs of being CNN's next big star. His ratings have declined steadily, falling below that of his predecessor, Larry King, in his first two weeks on the air. But it may be too early to make a fair comparison.
The 79-year-old announced his departure -- where else -- on ABC's Live With Regis and Kelly. The Internet gasped in disbelief, judging from the reaction on Twitter. He's one of the last reminders of a kinder, gentler American pop culture.
With the launch of the Apple iPad, the retirement of Larry King and the ascension of WikiLeaks, 2010 was a year for the media history books. Here's columnist Jonathan Berr's list of the top media stories of the year.
The British newspaper journalist and TV personality will take over in 2011 from King, who was originally set to retire this fall. Morgan is already known to U.S. viewers of America's Got Talent, the British show's spin-off.
Usually conservative in its programming choices, CNN is going for broke as it remakes two-thirds of its prime-time schedule by, among other things, replacing a fixture -- Larry King -- and hiring a scandal-tinged newcomer -- Eliot Spitzer.
Larry King made the announcement on Twitter that he would be ending his Larry King Live interview show this fall, after 25 years on the air -- and less than 25 minutes later, it was already the punchline of Twitter jokesters.







