Conan
Will Replace Leno on The Tonight Show
09-27-04
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(antiTainment) Conan O'Brien has been named
as the replacement for Jay Leno as host of "The Tonight Show". So we are
not likely to see another late night war breakout when Leno retires at
the end of his current five-year contract. However, Leno isn't scheduled
to retire until 2009, so a lot can happen between now and then.
"In 2009, I'll be 59 years old and will
have had this dream job for 17 years," Leno said in a statement on Monday.
"When I signed my new contract, I felt that the timing was right to plan
for my successor, and there is no one more qualified than Conan. Plus,
I promised (my wife) Mavis I would take her out for dinner before I turned
60."
This news comes as Conan signed a new five
year contract with NBC to host "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," and the
contract reportedly guarantees him "The Tonight Show" when Leno retires
in 2009.
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