Cipriano 's national live television airing prank call career began with talk shows ; his first call was in 1989 , when he telephoned to Larry King 's talk show '' Larry King Live '' . He then pranked call other interview television shows such as those of Phil Donahue and CNN 's Sonya Freedman in the early 1990s . In 1992 , his prank calling expanded to live news series ; he faked as a witness of an earthquake that took place in Landers , California when calling to CNN
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1992 Landers earthquake
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