The new year kicked off with a reminder that Jay Leno’s days as host of the “Tonight Show” are number. Does Leno have another job lined up? If the veteran host has made some future plans he’s not made them public. A lot of talk about the problem Leno could pose for NBC if he takes a gig to create a show to challenge the “Tonight Show.”
Meanwhile, over the weekend, NBC released a promotion trailer for the new host Jimmy Fallon. It includes video clips of past “Tonight Show” hosts — including, ah, Jay Leno.
Fallon takes over the legendary late night show on February 17. Oh, that means the “Tonight Show” will be broadcast from New York instead of Burbank. A bummer for the Media City. (trailer yanked from YouTube).
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Fronnie Lewis is the editor of mediacitygroove.com. She has an extensive background in newsgathering and writing, including more than two decades as a newswriter at KNBC-TV Los Angeles. She graduated from Stanford University, where she studied journalism and broadcast news.
