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09-27-2004, 05:56 PM
Source: MyWay.com (http://www.myway.com)
By: DAVID BAUDER
NEW YORK (AP) - NBC chose the 50th anniversary of the "Tonight" show on Monday to announce that Jay Leno will be succeeded by "Late Night" host Conan O'Brien in five years - or thousands of jokes from now.
The unusual succession plan solves a delicate problem for NBC, blocking other networks from poaching O'Brien to move him to an earlier time slot.
Leno planned to make the announcement on Monday's "Tonight."
"In 2009, I'll be 59 years old and will have had this dream job for 17 years," Leno said. "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.
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By: DAVID BAUDER
NEW YORK (AP) - NBC chose the 50th anniversary of the "Tonight" show on Monday to announce that Jay Leno will be succeeded by "Late Night" host Conan O'Brien in five years - or thousands of jokes from now.
The unusual succession plan solves a delicate problem for NBC, blocking other networks from poaching O'Brien to move him to an earlier time slot.
Leno planned to make the announcement on Monday's "Tonight."
"In 2009, I'll be 59 years old and will have had this dream job for 17 years," Leno said. "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.
more here (http://apnews.myway.com//article/20040927/D85C8M5O0.html) http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/ap/TV_NBC_TONIGHT.sff_NYET135_20040927143421.jpg