It is not clear if Morgan will continue to work on Britain’s Got Talent Former newspaper editor and Britain’s Got Talent judge Piers will replace US TV presenter Larry King on the US network CNN, it has been announced.
Morgan’s selection as King’s replacement had been widely expected for the past few months.
CNN president Jon Klein said Morgan can “look at all aspects of the news with style and humour with an occasional good laugh in the process”.
The 45-year old is familiar to US audiences from America’s Got Talent.
It has not yet been announced when Morgan will start his new job, nor whether he will continue with his judging roles on both talent shows.
King, who began presenting Larry King Live on CNN in 1985, announced in June he would step down as host of the show in the autumn.
The veteran broadcaster, 76, recently made it into the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest-running show with the same host in the same time slot.
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