'Tonight Show' Pays Tribute to Carson
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Johnny Carson was remembered Monday on "The Tonight Show" with an affectionate lookback at his nearly 30 years as host, including tributes by comedians and former guests that left many in the audience teary-eyed.
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Tributes poured in last night for legendary radio DJ John Peel, whose untimely death left generations of music fans in mourning. The veteran East Anglian-based presenter, who discovered dozens of major bands
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"Heeere's Johnny!" -- the introduction for U.S. talk-show host Johnny Carson for 30 years -- has been ranked the most memorable TV catchphrase in a Top 100 list covering 60 years of American television shows, cartoons, commercials and quotes from news programs.
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Jay Leno, host of The Tonight Show since May 25, 1992, will hand over the most coveted reins in America&#39;s stand-up comic industry to Conan O&#39;Brien, who currently hosts the Late Night show on NBC.
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(Memphis, Tenn.-AP) Aug. 23, 2004 - He&#39;s credited with a phrase that pays tribute to Elvis Presley and that means an event is over.
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On his final night as anchor of &quot;NBC Nightly News,&quot; Tom Brokaw was watched by about as many people as was &quot;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer&quot; on Wednesday.
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Harry Carson insisted he didn't belong on the podium, then dedicated his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday "to all of you.
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NEW YORK  - David Letterman's Monday  night tribute to his mentor Johnny Carson was his highest-rated  show in almost two years, according to preliminary data  released by Nielsen Media Research.
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WASHINGTON -- On a night when Washington honored Elton John, Joan Sutherland, Warren Beatty and other legends of the arts, it was actor Robert Downey Jr.
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Legendary TV star Johnny Carson dies at the age of 79, after battling the respiratory disease emphysema.
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WASHINGTON  - FCC officials say they've  received complaints about Motley Crue rocker Vince Neil's use  of an expletive during the live New Year's Eve broadcast of  "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," but NBC may get away with it.
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Hollywood stars pay tribute to legendary US TV host Johnny Carson, who has died at the age of 79.
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Television entertainer Johnny Carson  has died of emphysema at age 79, the NBC television network  reported on its Web site on Sunday.
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Comedian Johnny Carson, the king of  U.S. late-night television as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show"  for nearly 30 years, died on Sunday at age 79 after a long  battle with emphysema.
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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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Johnny Carson, the "Tonight Show" TV host who served America a smooth nightcap of celebrity banter, droll comedy and heartland charm for 30 years, has died. He was 79. "Mr. Carson passed away peacefully early Sunday morning," his nephew, Jeff Sotzing, told The Associated Press. "He was surrounded by his family, whose loss will be immeasurable. There will be no memorial service."
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NEW YORK Sept. 27, 2004 - NBC chose the 50th anniversary of the &quot;Tonight&quot; show on Monday to announce that Jay Leno will be succeeded by &quot;Late Night&quot; host Conan O&#39;Brien in five years or thousands of jokes from now.