The Tonight Show with Jay Leno will be without the charismatic host a year down the lane. This means that the fans will miss the wise cracks and funny man that they had been used to for almost 16 years. However they can still see their favorite talk show host for yet another year now since Leno is supposed to continue till May 2009. NBC Universal President and CEO Jeff Zucker said in an event in New York that his successor as announced earlier would be Conan O’Brien. However Zucker also said that they had requested Leno to continue his association with the network but in a different capacity.

The rumors of Leno leaving the flagship surfaced in 2005. This is when NBC struck a deal with the host that he would be leaving in May 2009 that would also mark his 17th year with the show. The Tonight Show is one of NBC’s longest running show the concept of which came from a lesser known version, Broadway Open House. Jay Leno took over as Talk Show host of the top rated late Night Show in 1992 from another legendary host Johnny Carson. From then on his career has been on the upswing with a successful acting career along with the popular show host. His wise cracking antics and sense of humor had made him as popular a name in show business as the celebrities that he invited to his show.

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