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Jay Leno On Oprah: I Haven’t Spoken To Conan
January 28th, 2010Here’s your first look at Oprah’s exclusive one-on-one with Jay Leno, following the NBC late night drama that saw Conan O’Brien walk away from The Tonight Show and Leno back in the host’s chair.
January 28th, 2010 at 5:25 am
Apology, schmology – it's all just phony-baloney PR, including Ms. Winfrey's question.
Meanwhile (unfortunately for Mr. Gaspin, Mr. Zucker and the rest of NBC's executive ranks), this story just won't go away. Their endless explanations don't seem to help much, either, unless maybe if Oprah hosts all of them, en masse. And a big part of that is the history involved. Like Letterman said, 'I know it's not his fault. But isn't it funny how he always turns up at the scene of the crime?'
For any readers here who are too young to recall – or maybe just weren't interested in late night TV, at the time – your perspective on the current Leno vs O'Brien mess might be clarified by reading some background info on the original Leno vs Letterman feud. Here's the full story of how Jay Leno took over the 'The Tonight Show' hosting gig from long-time host Johnny Carson, way back in 1993.
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http://bit.ly/6FjAQq (complete article – NY Times; 1994)