NEWS
By LIZ LEAN and LIZ LEAN,SPECIAL TO THE SUN | October 25, 1995
SIXTH-GRADERS FROM Wilde Lake Middle School should set their videocassette recorders for 11:35 p.m. Nov. 3.Students on a class field trip to the National Aquarium in Baltimore Friday were among those who met "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno and were taped by Mr. Leno's crew.The comedian visited several cities last week and taped skits with local residents.A spokesman for Mr. Leno in Los Angeles said the aquarium segment is scheduled to air Nov. 3.Heck, that's a Friday. Let the kids stay up.'Charley's Aunt'Before "Mrs.
NEWS
By DAVID ZURAWIK | October 4, 2009
We are only two weeks into the new fall season, but already it looks as if we have an answer to the question of the TV year: How will Jay Leno do in prime time for NBC? The answer: Pretty well, when he is up against reruns or other weak competition, but not very well at all when he is faced with top-notch, first-run programs of the sort CBS is now throwing up against the lantern-jawed comedian on an almost nightly basis. And while NBC can probably live with being a low-cost alternative to the other networks on most nights, affiliates like Baltimore's WBAL (Channel 11)
FEATURES
By David Zurawik and David Zurawik,Television Critic | July 21, 1993
Los Angeles -- "You know what the late-night wars are?" Jay Leno asks. "A bunch of millionaires arguing on TV in late night."Leno is not the highest-paid millionaire on late-night TV. His $4 million a year from NBC is a far cry from the $14 million a year CBS is paying David Letterman.But despite the perception created earlier this year that he was NBC's booby prize after the network lost Letterman, Leno is now the acknowledged king of late night. And he's riding a new wave of respect since CBS this week started telling advertisers and the world that Letterman doesn't have a chance against Leno's "Tonight Show" for at least a year because not all of the CBS affiliates are going to carry Letterman's show when it premieres.
ENTERTAINMENT
By Sloane Brown and By Sloane Brown,Special to the Sun | October 27, 2002
Sometimes Hollywood stars that have a super-nice persona turn out to be ... super nice. At least that was the case with The Tonight Show's Jay Leno, who was in town recently. Leno was the headliner for The Chimes' annual fund-raising show at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. According to David Nevins, who co-chaired the event with wife Sharon, Tom and Dana Carroll, and Tony and Marcia Trantas, Leno made an appearance that was earlier than his scheduled one on stage. David says Leno showed up in the lobby about a half-hour before the afternoon show just to mingle with folks.
ENTERTAINMENT
By Lynn Smith and Lynn Smith,Los Angeles Times | October 26, 2003
The first thing almost everybody says about Jay Leno is that he's nice. He visits old friends in the hospital. He brings his new state-of-the-art motorcycles to local hangouts to the delight of fellow bikers. He gives out free tickets to The Tonight Show to star-struck autograph hounds. So, what's a nice guy like this doing in the murky sludge of power politics? A Washington, D.C., think tank is monitoring his joke output. Political watchdogs are scrutinizing his relationship with the newly elected governor of California.
FEATURES
By Stephen Kiehl and Stephen Kiehl,SUN STAFF | September 28, 2004
Jay Leno will step down as host of The Tonight Show in 2009, NBC announced yesterday, and turn over the most prestigious job in late-night television to Conan O'Brien, the goofy host of Late Night who has brought insult-spewing puppet dogs, among other innovations, to the small screen. O'Brien, who has been the host of the 12:35 a.m. Late Night show for 11 years, has been itching for an earlier time slot, and another network was likely to give it to him. NBC realized the only way to keep O'Brien, one of late night's most original talents, was to guarantee him the Tonight Show job. In April, Leno signed a five-year contract extension that will pay him more than $16 million a year and extend his run as host to 17 years.