Leno to step down from Tonight Show

Comedian Jay Leno has announced plans to step down from hosting his popular chat show in 2009.

Tue, 28 Sep, 2004 - 09:20

Comedian Jay Leno has announced plans to step down from hosting his popular chat show in 2009.

Leno, who took over the reigns of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from American TV personality Johnny Carson in 1992, will be succeeded by Conan O'Brien, whose Late Night with Conan O'Brien currently airs directly after Leno's.

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