Leno names his replacement
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Burbank. Septepber 27 - Jay Leno says he&#39;s not quitting show business. But, he jokes he&#39;s leaving &quot;The Tonight Show&quot; in five years because he&#39;s &quot;not spending enough time&quot; with his cars.
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NBC&#39;s &quot;Tonight Show&quot; host Jay Leno will retire at the end of his current five-year contract in 2009 and be replaced by &quot;Late Night&quot; host Conan O&#39;Brien, the network said on Monday.
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Tonight a new era begins on this broadcast. But not without a word about the era that ended last night, when our friend, mentor and leader signed off after more than two decades on this broadcast.
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Jay Leno, America's leading  late-night comedian as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show," will  retire in 2009 and be replaced by Conan O'Brien, the offbeat  comic whose own show airs an hour later, the network said on  Monday.
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HOLLYWOOD -- In the dizzyingly fast-paced world of network television, careers are reshaped in a day by executive fiat. In late-night television, however, a change was announced Monday that will take place at a stunningly glacial rate.
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Conan O'Brien may have helped Finland's president get elected. His NBC show "Late Night" is humming along nicely after 13 years. And he's not far from claiming the plum "Tonight" job promised him after Jay Leno's announced 2009 departure.
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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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Floyd Landis was set to make a triumphant post-Tour de France appearance on the "Tonight Show." Instead, the cyclist may end up as comedy fodder for host Jay Leno.
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World Champion Boston Red Sox team member Derek Lowe, second from left, picks confetti from the hair of Jay Leno as Mike Timlin, far left, Alan Embree, David Ortiz and Dave Roberts, far right, look on during their visit to the Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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For one night, Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel will solve the problem of booking guests during the writers' strike by appearing on each other's show.
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Paul Otellini, currently president and COO, will replace outgoing chief Craig Barrett in May.
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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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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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From one Craig to another: the Late Late Show hosting gig's   been filled.
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NBC will announce today that Conan O'Brien will succeed Jay Leno as host of the ``Tonight'' show at the end of Mr. Leno's current five-year contract, in 2009.
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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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Jay Leno told viewers yesterday - the show&#39;s 50th anniversary - that &quot;Late Night&quot; host Conan O&#39;Brien will succeed him in five years.