Piers Morgan has hit the television lottery.

With Larry King’s announced retirement, speculation over his successor on the rise.  It seems that Morgan has risen to the top and is now poised to take over.  The UK news site The Sun reported today that Morgan has signed a £5.5 million four-year deal with CNN for the job.  ”He agreed to work 30 weeks a year for the annual £1.4million salary and is expected to move to the States,” says the article.

The only foreseeable problem is Morgan’s judging spot on America’s Got Talent.  The show is owned by NBC, who also runs MSNBC.  It was assumed that the network, who has a contract with Morgan, would never allow him to work for a competing news network.

 If The Sun’s report is true, did Morgan get out of his contract with NBC or will he continue to judge America’s Got Talent?

What many Americans don’t know is before Morgan graced our small screens by judging odd acts, he was the editor of both Britain’s Mirror newspaper and News of the World. He’s a serious journalist who (I think) would excel in the position King has left vacant.  Other folks reportedly considered for the job were Ryan Seacrest and Katie Couric, but Morgan apparently wow’d the execs during his interviews.

So what do you think?  Is Piers Morgan the best choice to take over for Larry King or should they keep looking?