How Johnny Carson gave Bob Uecker his ‘Mr. Baseball’ nickname
Johnny Carson had no idea. When the late host of “The Tonight Show” first dubbed Bob Uecker — who died Thursday at the age of 90 — “Mr. Baseball,” Carson did not know whether Uecker actually played ...
Johnny Carson, famously private, is revealed in a new biography
Not so with “Carson the Magnificent ... such as drumming on his desk with a pencil. As co-host Ed McMahon remarked, in a line ...
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Johnny Carson — the King of Late Night, and of Good Manners
It was exactly 25 years ago tonight that Johnny Carson ... people watched Carson for the conversations. He could talk to anyone between four and 104. Carson invited Americans to sit on his couch ...
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How Johnny Carson gave Bob Uecker his ‘Mr. Baseball’ nickname
Johnny Carson ... than 100 times in total. Carson hosted the show from 1962-92 before Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien and current host Jimmy Fallon took the seat behind the desk. Uecker worked his ...