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A Carson Comrade Recalls the Late-Night King

Fresh Air

Published January 23, 2005 at 7:00 PM HST

Fred de Cordova is a former executive producer of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. We listen back to a 1988 interview with de Cordova. Johnny Carson, the host of The Tonight Show for 30 years died Sunday at the age of 79. The cause was emphysema.

Copyright 2005 Fresh Air

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