Y101 » Steve Allen http://y101radio.com Y101 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 How I Helped Make the Tonight Show What it is Today http://y101radio.com/johnny-carson-made-the-tonight-show/ http://y101radio.com/johnny-carson-made-the-tonight-show/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:13:47 +0000 Jeffrey Dorsey http://y101radio.com/?p=52205 Today marks the 58th Anniversary of the Tonight Show on NBC. The show premiered in 1954 with comedian Steve Allen as the host.  He was followed by a series of hosts including Ernie Kovacs, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson and currently, Jay Leno.

Carson held the position for 30 years from 1962 to 1992.  Believe it or not, I actually have played a very minor role in the show's success under Jay Leno.

]]> http://y101radio.com/johnny-carson-made-the-tonight-show/feed/ 0 Photo by NBC Television/Getty Images