Jack Lescoulie (b. November 17, 1917 in Sacramento, California - d. July 22, 1987 in Memphis, Tennessee) was a movie and television actor. He worked in Los Angeles in the 1930s on a show called the "Grouch Club," written by future TV legend Nat Hiken, creator of Sgt. Bilko and Car 54, Where Are You. He later worked as an announcer on Jackie Gleason's Cavalcade of Stars.His most notable function was that of announcer for NBC's Today show from 1952 to 1967. Lescoulie was a versatile cast member, as his duties included announcing the show at the top and bottom of every hour, conducting interviews, reporting on sports, chatting with the crowd outside the studio and acting as a foil for Dave Garroway's pranks. Lescoulie left the show in 1967, and the role he originated has been filled by Joe Garagiola, Willard Scott and Al Roker. 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Sacramento is a Spanish- and Portuguese-language word meaning sacrament; it is a common toponym in parts of the world where those tongues were or are spoken. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The River City, The Bluff City, M-Town Location Location in Shelby County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Tennessee Shelby County Mayor W. W. Herenton (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 294. ... Nat Hiken (June 13, 1924 - December 7, 1968) was a pioneering American TV writer, producer, and songwriter who rose to prominence in the 1950s. ... Opening Logo The Phil Silvers Show (also known as Youll Never Get Rich and Sergeant Bilko) was a comedy television series which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959. ... The Jackie Gleason Show was a popular television variety show that starred Jackie Gleason and ran in a variety of incarnations, from 1952 to 1970. ...
He is replaced by JackLescoulie, with the show's format being changed to be more like "Today" than the talk/variety show format "Tonight" had under Allen.
Lescoulie was a flop, so NBC hired Al "Jazzbo" Collins to serve as emcee in June.
But Collins didn't last very long; NBC was already planning to replace him with a new host and go back to the original format.
On February 11, 1960, Jack Paar famously walked off his show for a month after NBC censors edited out a segment, filmed the night before, about a joke involving a W.C. (a polite term for a flush toilet) had been censored.
Following the departure of Jack Paar, the name of the series reverted to The Tonight Show and the program continued with a succession of guest hosts until the next era of the series was ready to begin.
Jose Melis led the band for Jack Paar, and Hugh Downs was his announcer.
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