O'Brien to Take Over for Leno in 5 Years
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NBC chose the 50th anniversary of the "Tonight" show on Monday to announce that Jay Leno will be succeeded by "Late Night" host Conan O'Brien in five years &#151; or thousands of jokes from now.
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NEW YORK - Jay Leno's takeover as host of NBC's "Tonight" show in 1992 was fraught with drama and bad feelings, but he's assured the next transition will be as smooth as his nightly sign-off: "Stay tuned for Conan."   The comedian and NBC on Monday chose the 50th anniversary of the first "Tonight" show to set a special date for the 55th - when Leno will step down and Conan O'Brien becomes the fifth host of the television institution.    Announcing a transition in five years is odd for any business, let alone one that frequently plans from day-to-day, but NBC was anxious not to lose O'Brien...
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Jay Leno and Conan OâBrien will return to the air on Jan. 2, but they may be forced to perform without writers.
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Sirius Satellite Radio announced a five-year deal with Howard Stern this morning that will bring the King of All Media to satellite radio in 2006.
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Late-night TV comedians Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien said on Monday they will resume taping their shows on January 2, and cross picket lines if necessary, after nearly two months off the air in support of striking film and television writers.
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Mike Nolan agreed to a five-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday to become the 15th head coach in franchise history.
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By Amy Thomson  John Chambers, chief executive of Cisco Systems, said Thursday that he planned to remain in the top job for two to five more years to help with the company's transition to video-based conferencing and networking products.
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NBC announced Monday that Conan O'Brien will take over from Jay Leno as host of the "Tonight" show. But he'll have time to write his jokes &#151; the planned succession won't happen until 2009.
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(New York-AP) Sept. 27, 2004 - Jay Leno is going to step down as host of the &quot;Tonight Show&quot; in 2009. Conan O&#39;Brien will take over for him.
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In an industry where fame can be  fleeting and stars cling jealously to the spotlight, late-night  comedian Jay Leno has seemingly defied the laws of TV gravity  by giving five years notice for his retirement.
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Jailed trendsetter Martha Stewart will  make her television comeback in fall 2005 with a new show to be  produced by the man who brought Americans "Survivor" and "The  Apprentice."
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Morgan O'Brien has made his career out of slicing up chunks of airwaves and stitching them back together.
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The 87-year-old founder of Comcast Corp.'s pay will keep going to his beneficiaries for five years after his death under a new agreement.
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David Letterman is planning to outlast Jay Leno in late-night television. CBS Corp. and Letterman have agreed to a four-year contract extension that will keep the comic on the "Late Show" through the 2009-10 television season, according to two executives familiar with the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the deal wasn't fully done.
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Universal Studios President and  Chief Operating Officer Ron Meyer signed a new contract to run  NBC Universal&#39;s movie studio, theme parks and resorts for at  least another five years, Universal said on Tuesday.
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The Lousiana State coach agreed to a five-year deal worth almost $5 million a year to take over the Dolphins.
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The ``Tonight Show&#39;&#39; host announced yesterday that he will step down five years from now, in 2009. Broadcaster NBC said he will be succeeded by Conan O&#39;Brien, whose talk show airs immediately after Leno&#39;s.