Bill Carter

The Late Shift (eBook, ePUB)

Letterman, Leno, & the Network Battle for the Night

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This "gripping" New York Times bestseller from the host of CNN podcast Behind the Desk tells the true story-and backstage drama-of late-night comedy ( Los Angeles Times). When beloved host Johnny Carson announced his retirement after thirty years on The Tonight Show, millions of Americans mourned. But inside the television industry, the news ignited a battle between two amazing talents-Jay Leno and David Letterman-who both yearned to occupy the departing legend's chair. For NBC, it would be a decision with millions of dollars at stake. Soon these two comedians with strikingly different styles, who had once shared a friendship as they worked the clubs together, would be engaged in a fierce competition for the prize. Based on in-depth reporting and interviews with those involved, and updated with a new introduction by the author-a producer of CNN series The Story of Late Night- The Late Shift is a "vivid, behind-the-scenes, blow-by-blow account" of the fight that ensued, as stars, agents, and executives maneuvered for control of the most profitable program in TV history ( Chicago Tribune). "Remarkably gripping ... Takes us deep into the bizarre high-stakes world of broadcasting ... A powerful story, and ultimately a sad one, filled with casualties as well as winners." - The New York Times Book Review "Solid reporting, based on extensive interviews with the principals, lifts The Late Shift into a class of its own. ... The insights into the people involved are what make [the book] a page-turner." - Orange Country Register

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Open Road Media
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781504058841
• Artikelnr.: 57694639

Autorenporträt

Bill Carter joinedthe New York Timesas a national media reporter in 1989. He is the author of New York Timesbestseller The Late Shift and two other books on the television industry -Monday Night Mayhem and Desperate Networks-and has written numerous articles forthe New York Times Magazineand other publications. Carter has been a guest on Nightline, Today, CNN, Charlie Rose, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, and many other shows. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, he lives in New Jersey with his wife. They have two children.