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Fred and Johnny had a strained relationship that became only more fractured when Carson sued NBC, claiming that he was no longer under contract because he had signed his most recent one in...
Apr 21, 1979 · Much of the Wallace interview with Carson, conducted near a private plane ready to take off for Las Vegas, consisted of Wallace quoting from a conversation he'd had with Silverman.
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Oct 31, 2014 · Television legend, Fred Silverman, talks to Mark about his dealings with Johnny Carson while as NBC President, his decision to put David Letterman in daytime, and the ground breaking miniseries Roots.
Jan 25, 2005 · In 1977, 60 Minutes persuaded a notoriously private Johnny Carson, who was a fan of the show, to talk about what kind of a guy he really was. But after three days of filming, he changed his...
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Jun 5, 1989 · He thought he could develop a syndicated program to compete against Johnny Carson. ''Thicke of the Night,'' a talk show starring Alan Thicke, was ''probably the nadir of my career,'' Mr....
Jan 25, 2005 · Handing over the tapes was “a big concession that I think [then-network president] Fred Silverman was forced into when NBC was going through a difficult time,” Wright said in an interview Monday.
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However, Silverman nearly lost his then-current late night host, market leader Johnny Carson, after Carson sued NBC in a contract dispute; the case was settled out of court and Carson remained with NBC in exchange for the rights to his show and a reduction in time on air, along with a deal with Carson Entertainment Group that eventually ...
