1lost1
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Leno passing the torch to Conan ~
In 2009
I love Conan ~ I think he is a trip 
NBC exec says Leno out as planned in '09
Today at 3:40 am
If "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno is having second thoughts about surrendering his job as planned, NBC doesn't share them -- at least not publicly.
"Conan O'Brien will take over `The Tonight Show' in 2009," NBC Universal President and CEO Jeff Zucker said Monday in New York at an event arranged by Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
Zucker said he'd like Leno to remain with the company and that "we are in those conversations now."
"I'm hopeful that Jay will be with us," the executive told the question-and-answer session.
A deal for Leno's exit was finalized three years ago as part of NBC Universal's effort to keep "Late Night" host O'Brien from bolting to a competing network. Leno marked his 15th year as host of "Tonight" last May.
Leno has said he's comfortable with his planned departure but, according to a report earlier this month in the Los Angeles Times, the comedian has grown reluctant to retire as host of the fabled, top-rated late-night program.
Leno declined comment on the Times report when it was published. He had no comment Monday on Zucker's remarks, an NBC spokeswoman said.
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I used to watch Leno's monologue, then turn off the TV but I haven't seen it in a long time. I've never watched Conan so I don't even know if I like him. Oh well, time marches on I guess!
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He really is a trip ~ at least I think so. I will never be like it was when Carson was sitting there so I think he is a fine choice for they style he has.
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