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Jay Leno: '10 o'clock is like the new 11:30'

May. 14, 2009
Jay Leno plans "something really unusual and different" when he hands over "The Tonight Show" to Conan O'Brien on May 29, 17 years after Johnny Carson left the hosting duties to him.
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LOS ANGELES, May 14 (UPI) -- U.S. comedian and TV personality Jay Leno said Thursday Conan O'Brien is scheduled to be his final guest on "The Tonight Show."
Dates set for O'Brien-Fallon transition

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O'Brien thrilled about new Leno show

O'Brien thrilled about new Leno show

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. television personality Conan O'Brien says he is thrilled Jay Leno has agreed to stay with NBC after O'Brien takes his place as host of "The Tonight Show."
Report: Leno to go prime time on NBC

Report: Leno to go prime time on NBC

BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- NBC is going to give Jay Leno a weeknight show in prime time beginning this fall, The New York Times reported Monday.
NBC: O'Brien's moving to 'Tonight' in '09

NBC: O'Brien's moving to 'Tonight' in '09

BEVERLY HILLS , Calif., July 21 (UPI) -- Conan O'Brien is to succeed Jay Leno as host of the Los Angeles-based "The Tonight Show" next June, NBC announced Monday.
Fallon expected to succeed Conan O'Brien

Fallon expected to succeed Conan O'Brien

NEW YORK, April 25 (UPI) -- NBC sources say "Saturday Night Live" alumnus Jimmy Fallon will take over for Conan O'Brien when the red-headed comic leaves "Late Night."

O'Brien to take over 'Tonight' in '09

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- NBC confirmed at a media event in New York that Conan O'Brien will take over for Jay Leno as host of "The Tonight Show" as planned in 2009, Variety.com said.

Carson tribute draws crowd for 'Tonight'

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" drew a huge audience Monday night for its tribute to the late Johnny Carson, The Hollywood Reporter said Wednesday.

Letterman twits Leno

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- "Late Show" host David Letterman has recently been poking an unusual amount of fun at "Tonight" show host Jay Leno, The Los Angeles Times reported Friday.

Leno will leave 'Tonight' in 2009

BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Jay Leno will leave "The Tonight Show" in 2009 and turn it over to Conan O'Brien, NBC announced Monday.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch