This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. In this podcast, Paul sits down with author ...

Johnny Carson had a troubling relationship with alcohol during all three of his marriages that ended in divorce. The new biography “Carson the Magnificent” written by Bill Zehme (who finished the book ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Johnny Carson is ever the king of late night television, even over 30 years after his final "Tonight Show." Acclaimed Chicago writer Bill Zehme had unprecedented access to the host ...

For almost 30 years as host of “The Tonight Show,” Johnny Carson was the last face millions of viewers saw before they closed their eyes and went to sleep. Carson, the critic David Thomson once noted, ...

In his posthumously published new biography, Carson the Magnificent, Bill Zehme reports that “a recalculation of [Carson’s] small-screen hours cautiously translated, in conventional terms, to more ...

It might be hard to grasp today just how big Johnny Carson was. He hosted "The Tonight Show" from 1962 until 1992, a bedtime companion for 9 million viewers each night. And as famed names lined up to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Nearly 30 years after Johnny Carson’s ...

It's much more than just a biography--it's a love letter to a legendary comedian and talk show host! Over the course of his 30-year career hosting "The Tonight Show", Johnny Carson appeared on some ...

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