RedOrbit 15 months ago

NBC Wants to Keep Leno Around

LOS ANGELES -- NBC says Jay Leno will sign off The Tonight Show May 29, and Conan O'Brien will assume the chair the following Monday, June 1. Full Article at RedOrbit

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  1. ORLANDO, FL - AUGUST 14: Celebrity impersonators Gary Alan as Jay Leno (L) and Joe Beddia as actor Marlon Brando from 'The Godfather' pose for a photo during the Sunburst Convention of Celebrity Tribute Artists August 14, 2009 in Orlando, Florida.
  2. BURBANK, CA - MAY 29: Fans line up to see the last Tonight Show with Jay Leno at NBC Studios on May 29, 2009 in Burbank, California.
  3. MALIBU, CA - MAY 23: Comedian Patton Oswalt attends the Shakespeare Festival/LA's Inaugural ShakesBEER Kegger Fundraising Event hosted by Adam and Lynette Carolla and Jay Leno on May 23, 2009 in Malibu, California.
  4. HOLLYWOOD - APRIL 21: Actor Hugh Jackman (R) is congratulated by talk show host Jay Leno at the hand and footprint ceremony honoring Jackman in the forecourt of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre on April 21, 2009 in Hollywood, California.
  5. US President Barack Obama is seen with host Jay Leno during a taping of 'The Tonight Show' at NBC studios in Burbank, California.
  6. LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 19: President Barack Obama greets people at his town hall style meeting at the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex during his first visit to southern California as president on March 19, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
  7. LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 18: President Barack Obama gestures as he makes a bomb trigger analogy while talking about economic stimulus issues during his town hall style meeting at the Orange County Fair and Event Center, the first stop on his first visit to southern California as president on Marc...
  8. LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 18: President Barack Obama answers a question from a member of the public at his town hall style meeting at the Orange County Fair and Event Center, the first stop on his first visit to southern California as president on March 18, 2009 in Costa Mesa, California.
  9. TV star Jay Leno delivers a speech to Howie Mandel (R), host of TV show 'Deal or No Deal' on NBC as he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, on September 4, 2008 in Hollywood, California.

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  3. Television Critics Association Television Critics Association
  4. Ben Silverman Ben Silverman
  5. Jimmy Fallon Jimmy Fallon
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