O'Brien to Take Over for Leno in 5 Years
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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, 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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Jay Leno will hand over the reins of NBC&#39;s &quot;The Tonight Show&quot; to &quot;Late Night&quot; host Conan O&#39;Brien -- but not until 2009, the network announced Monday.
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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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Howard Stern is expected to stay on broadcast radio through the end of his contract next year, while Infinity Broadcasting looks &quot;feverishly&quot; for a replacement, the shock jock&#39;s boss said yesterday.
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The Indiana Pacers hired Jim O'Brien as head coach on Thursday following a 2006-2007 campaign that ended with the club missing the postseason for the first time in a decade.
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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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Comedian Conan O&#39;Brien has been picked to succeed Jay Leno as host of NBC&#39;s ``Tonight Show&#39;&#39; when Leno&#39;s contract expires in 2009, the television network owned by General Electric Co.
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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 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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If "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno is having second thoughts about surrendering his job as planned, NBC doesn't share them -- at least not publicly. "Conan O'Brien will take over `The Tonight Show' in 2009," NBC Universal President an...
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First he conquered Canada. Now Conan O&#39;Brien is set to conquer Tonight. NBC announced yesterday that the 41-year-old late night talk show host will replace Jay Leno as host of NBC&#39;s The Tonight Show.
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Lorne Michaels, founding executive producer of "Saturday Night Live," has agreed to a contract extension to keep him running the comedy institution through 2012, NBC said on Friday.
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Conan O'Brien is getting his chance to move up in the world. Or   at least into an earlier time slot.
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Brookline native Conan O&#39;Brien, host of NBC&#39;s ``Late Night,&#39;&#39; will replace him in five years when Leno&#39;s contract expires, the network announced yesterday.
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Jay Leno is walking the Long Goodbye. The Andover native will step down as host from NBC&#39;s &quot;The Tonight Show&quot; - in 2009.
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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.