He made his first appearance on "The Tonight Show" in 1977 -- now he hosts it
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Jay Leno | Us Weekly  In 1977, Leno made his first appearance on The Tonight Show, which led to regular ... Once he began hosting, Leno and his longtime manager, Helen Kushnick,...
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View next comments - Timeline Photos  Leno made his first appearance on The Tonight Show on March 2, 1977, performing a ... In 1992, he replaced Carson as host[11] amid controversy with David...
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The Tonight Show - Wikipedia  The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show broadcast from the Rockefeller Center in .... As he left his desk, he said, "I am leaving The Tonight Show. .... against The Tonight Show with now Leno in the host's chair and behind that iconic .... guest host Joan Rivers, making her first appearance on Tonight since cutting...
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Jay Leno - Wikipedia  James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is an American comedian, actor and television host. He was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1992 to ... Leno made his first appearance on The Tonight Show on March 2, 1977, ..... In 2009, he donated $100,000 to a scholarship fund at Salem State College (now...
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Jay Leno - Talk Show Host - Biography.com  Apr 27, 2016 ... He became guest host of The Tonight Show in 1987 andwhen Johnny Carson retired ... Leno made his first appearance on The Tonight Show in 1977, and was a regular on the ... The show now leads the late-night ratings.
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Ted Koppel - NNDB.com  Birthplace: Lancashire, England ... At 23 when he was hired, he was briefly the network's youngest on-air ... The ratings were high enough that The Iran Crisis: America Held Hostage was not allowed to end when the ... late night alternative to The Tonight Show and David Letterman ever since. ... Nightline Host (1980-2005).
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson - Show News, Reviews ...  Johnny Carson  who had honed his craft on radio and daytime television, and ... as host of Who Do You Trust  made his debut as host of "The Tonight Show" on ... not only making Carson wealthy and powerful, but earning him the title, "King of ... Ed McMahon was less confident; he still lived in Philadelphia and commuted...
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A look at where '90s talk show hosts are today - NY Daily News  Apr 9, 2016 ... Talk show host Phil Donahue made the leap from reported to daytime TV with The Phil Donahue Show in 1967. ... on increased audience participation  paved the way for other talk shows. ... In 2002, he went back on the air for a primetime MSNBC talk show just as the U.S. was preparing to invade Iraq.
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Talk Show Pioneer - Steve Allen  Created and hosted the "Tonight Show. ... Created the award-winning Meeting of Minds (1977-1981), one of the most popular ... But first and foremost Steve Allen's distinction hinges on his being the first--and ... Most often, in fact, he's its host." ... There's a chapter on Allen's award-winning PBS series Meeting of Minds, and...
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The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson | World Public Library ...  For its first decade, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City, with ... was Ed McMahon, who from the very first show would introduce Carson with a ..... Following the standard procedure for most television production companies of...
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The Jay Leno Show - Weeknights at 9pm! - WMC Action News 5 ...  His new show will showcase many of the features that have made Leno America's ... Conan O'Brien will take over The Tonight Show hosting duties on June 1, 2009, ... Since becoming host of The Tonight Show on May 25, 1992, Leno has ... on the show March 2, 1977, and he made numerous additional appearances on...
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The Early On-Air Appearances of 13 Late-Night Talk Show Hosts ...  Sep 6, 2015 ... The current Late Late Show host wrote about his television debut in ... stand-up career throughout the 1980s before he started his second ... Carson became the third permanent host of The Tonight Show in 1962, 14 years after he made his on-screen debut as a milkman in Omaha's WOW-TV special The...
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Larry King on his 15 years with CNN - CNN.com  May 29, 2000 ... Larry King hosts "Larry King Live," CNN's highest-rated program. The nightly show ... My first night was June 1, 1985. CNN was five years old...
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Jay Leno - Talk Show Host - Biography.com  Apr 27, 2016 ... Leno made his first appearance on The Tonight Show in 1977, and was a regular on the variety show The Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis,...
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson - Wikipedia  The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from October 1, 1962 through May 22, 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first decade, Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show was based at Thirty .... Unlike many people of his position, de Cordova often appeared on the show,...
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Jay Leno - Wikipedia  James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is an American comedian, actor and television host. He was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1992 to ... Leno made his first appearance on The Tonight Show on March 2, 1977, .... 2004 Tonight Show clip, in which Leno said he would allow O'Brien to take over without...
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson - Wikipedia  Preceded by, Tonight Starring Jack Paar. Followed by, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno  Website. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The ... The catchphrase was heard nightly for 30 years, and ranked top of the TV Land poll of U.S. TV ..... The Buffalo News. Retrieved...
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Meeting of Minds - Steve Allen  Steve Allen, already the originator of the Tonight show, later created what one ... on the PBS network, a series called Meeting of Minds which was constructed in a ... Steve Allen, the creator and writer of this highly original program, is the host ... of 1976-1977, sharing the honor with James Costigan's Eleanor and Franklin.
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jeopardy/2119_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  ED TV | In 1969 he did double duty as the host of "Concentration" & sidekick on "The Tonight Show" | Ed McMahon. right: Marci. Wrong: Value: $400. Number: 9.
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - Wikipedia  The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that first aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010 until its ending on February ... Unlike Carson or his predecessor Jack Paar, Leno only once used a guest host, preferring to host the series by...
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The Tonight Show (Series) - TV Tropes  Steve Allen was the first host, starting in 1954; Ernie Kovacs had Monday and ... In July 1957, Jack Paar became the full-time Tonight Show host, but he walked off ... fame to his announcer Ed McMahon and his bandleader Skitch Henderson. ... She also frequented Game Shows (including Match Game and What's My Line?)...