I was a huge fan of Tom Snyder.
Bruce Forsyth is my hero, and the thought that I'd be in a TV show with him was incredible.
I was very sad to hear of the death of Ronnie Barker, who was such a warm, friendly and encouraging presence to have when I started in television. He was also a great comic actor to learn from.
CBS is proud to have been the home of David Letterman since 1993. He is truly one of the great talents of our time, and we hope things work out.
RuPaul knew details of the 'Burnett Show' that even surprised me.
In Los Angeles, I had the good fortune of anchoring the news right before Johnny Carson came on, so to see him, the Hollywood stars watched me first.
I was on the Johnny Carson show, I believe 114 or 104 times. And aside from those times on the air, I never spoke to him. I never met him.
I mean, you're gonna be left behind if you don't appreciate the genius that is Meredith Vieira.
The glory of American television is Dennis Franz.
We have such a long, familiar history with Peter Falk. The minute his mug is on that screen people smile.
Nobody ever pegged James Gandolfini for a leading man. Least of all James Gandolfini.
Betty White is so old that on her first game show ever, the prize was fire.
For me, growing up in Los Angeles in the '90s, Huell Howser was the most consistently watchable entertainer on TV. I was more of a radio geek as a teenager, but Huell I watched whenever I got the chance. A lot of us did.
Betty White's Sue Ann Nivens was classic... She had done so much with that man-crazy character! Betty made every moment count. She still does. I've declared her an American treasure, because she is just that.
Johnny Carson was king of the kings, in my opinion.
David Letterman is the best late-night talk show host right now, hands down, and has been since he first took the desk.
One of the greatest gifts to mankind is laughter, and one of the greatest gifts to laughter is Lucille Ball. God has her now but thanks to television, we'll have her forever.
Charlie Rose is the ultimate ad.
The only ones who like Milton Berle are his mother - and the public.
Aaron Spelling went further than anyone has ever gone for television.
Jack Paar was my first TV patron saint.
I'm a big 'Cosby Show' fan.
Lou Grant was pretty much always Lou Grant.
Larry Hagman was a huge star, and he was carrying my stuff for me.
Jay Leno is wonderful and a good friend, but it will always be the Carson show to a lot of people.
