CNN The Story of Late Night June 6, 2021 05:58:00
Jay leno had just signed a new deal that guaranteed jay "the tonight show" whenever johnny stepped down. >> thank you, jay. jay leno. >> it was part of his re-upping as the guest host. and that was that. dealing with dave had become bothersome and draining. and he could be, unnecessarily, rude to network people, not just me. so, did that factor into my decision, as to going with jay leno over dave letterman? you bet it did. >> we knew that jay wouldn be much easier to make a deal with. to retain our ownership and control. and it would be more of a partnership. >> what am i supposed to do? supp...
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