y66 Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Did you know ... that October 23 is the birthday of the most popular talk show host in American history, Johnny Carson, born in Corning, Iowa (1925), who grew up an extremely shy boy until he started doing magic tricks. He later said that it was the discovery of magic that helped him relate to people. He started writing jokes in college and went on to host a TV game show called "Who Do You Trust?" But his big break came when he took over hosting "The Tonight Show" from Jack Parr in 1962. By the mid-1970s, more than 15 million people were watching "The Tonight Show" every night before they went to bed. After being on the air for 30 years, he retired in 1992 and almost never appeared in public again. He died in 2005. [excerpted from http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/] And now, heeere's Johnny ... http://www.johnnycarson.com/carson/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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