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Though demurely silent among the spring evening voices of other icons, the verve of Rachel Carson comes to life as the conversation shifts to a planet in crisis. As the inspiration for grassroots environmentalism, Carson’s zeal penetrates the celebratory ambiance surrounding Shirley and Edgar. By questioning the status quo she inadvertently laid the groundwork for what was to become the Environmental Protection Agency. She might tell all at the table to speak without fear, stand one’s ground and be grand in vision. Carson’s choice from the menu: activism...
...Jimmy Kimmel has since followed: witty banter, famous guests and eccentric sidekicks. Its first M.C., talk-show veteran Steve Allen, gave way just three years later to the unpredictable Jack Paar. In 1962, Paar left the show in the hands of a 36-year-old game-show host, Johnny Carson, who turned The Tonight Show from a success into a legend. (At one point, it accounted for 17% of NBC's revenue.) Carson's affable charm helped snag top-notch guests like John F. Kennedy, although his highest ratings came when 40 million people saw ukulele player Tiny Tim marry...
...Carson's 30-year run inspired emulators from Joan Rivers to Chevy Chase, and his 1992 retirement prompted a bitter succession war between David Letterman, the sardonic host of NBC's Late Night, and Leno, a comedian. The network's choice of Leno prompted a round of musical chairs in which Letterman defected to CBS, making room for O'Brien--a gawky comedy writer with almost no on-air experience--to take over Late Night. While O'Brien moves to the top spot this month, Leno isn't going anywhere: he'll create a new 10 p.m. talk show...
What do you think it was about the show that kept the fans coming back? I have no idea. But I'm so glad they did. I mean, we always joke that no matter where they put the show - whether it's Saturday morning after cartoons or after Carson Daly on weeknights - no matter where they put it, the same audience followed us. We used to say, Hey, how were the numbers last night? It turned out to pretty much always be the same number no matter whether it was a giant promoted episode or had a big [guest] star...
...Cleanest Cities for Ozone Pollution 1. Billings, MT 2. Carson City, NV 3. Coeur d'Alene, ID 4. Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN 5. Honolulu...