O'Brien to Take Over for Leno in 5 Years
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NEW YORK - 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 - or thousands of jokes from now.    The unusual succession plan solves a delicate problem for NBC, blocking other networks from poaching O'Brien to move him to an earlier time slot...
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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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Roger Alton to leave at the end of the year after decade in post.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Jim O'Brien was hired Thursday as coach of the Indiana Pacers, who turned to an NBA veteran in hopes of reviving a team that missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade and has been beset by turmoil.
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NEW YORK - 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 - the planned succession won't happen until 2009...
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A deal may bring Mr. Fallon back to the network and put him in position to be a prime contender for Conan OâBrienâs job as host of NBCâs âLate Nightâ show.
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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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In five years, Jay Leno will turn over his hosting stint on NBC's "The Tonight Show" to "Late Night" host Conan O'Brien. Said Leno, "In 2009, I'll be 59 years old and will have had this dream job for 17 years. I felt that the timing was r...
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Less than two months after being fired as NBC's entertainment president, Kevin Reilly has been hired by Fox for the same job as part of a restructuring that includes the promotion of Peter Liguori to entertainment chairman.
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NEW YORK - When radio shock jocks Opie and Anthony considered their next career move after two firings in four years, the twisted twosome was ready to feign rehabilitation. Or at least that was the plan when they sat down with satellite radio executives...
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NFL Coach of the Year Mike McCarthy has signed a new five-year deal with the Green Bay Packers, the team said on Tuesday.
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Katie Couric, who is scheduled to take over the anchor seat next week, will handle a segment honoring Bob Schieffer tonight.
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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.
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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.
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NBC's "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno will retire at the end of his current five-year contract in 2009 and be replaced by "Late Night" host Conan O'Brien, the network said on Monday.
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By staff report. An online news report Monday said that NBC will announce that Conan O&#39;Brien will succeed Jay Leno on &quot;The Tonight Show&quot; when Leno&#39;s contract expires in 2009.
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Conan O'Brien said he was looking forward to "being on at a time when people can see me" when he replaces Jay Leno as host of the "Tonight" show in five years.