 | This article is about a recently deceased person. Some information, such as the circumstances of the person's death and surrounding events, may change rapidly as more facts become known. | Tom Snyder (May 12, 1936 - July 29, 2007) was an American television personality, news anchor, and radio personality best known for his late night talk shows The Tomorrow Show, on the NBC television network in the late 1970s and '80s, and The Late Late Show, on the CBS television network in the 1990s. Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ...
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Tomorrow (also known as The Tomorrow Show and, after 1980, Tomorrow Coast to Coast) was an American late-night television talk show hosted by Tom Snyder. ...
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Snyder was also the pioneer anchor of the primetime "NBC News Update", in the 1970s and early 1980s, which was a one-minute capsule of news updates in primetime; later in the mid 1980s, local affiliates took over these news update timeslots for local headlines which also served as promos for the local late newscasts.[1] Early life
Snyder was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was raised Roman Catholic and graduated from the Jesuit-run Marquette University High School. He also attended Marquette University. Nickname: Location of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Coordinates: , County Milwaukee Government - Mayor Tom Barrett Area - City 97 sq mi (251. ...
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Newscasting career Snyder began his career as a radio reporter at WRIT-AM (unrelated to the present-day FM station) in Milwaukee in the 1960s. For a time he worked at Savannah, Georgia AM station WSAV (now WBMQ). After moving to television in the 1960s, he was a news anchor for KYW-TV in Philadelphia, WNBC-TV and WABC-TV in New York City and KNBC-TV in Los Angeles where he worked with KNBC-4 Nightly News co-anchor Kelly Lange, a popular local newscaster,and his regular substitute guest host on the "Tomorrow" program. WJYI (1340 AM) is a radio station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ...
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Tomorrow with Tom Snyder Snyder gained national fame as the host of Tomorrow with Tom Snyder (more commonly known as The Tomorrow Show), which aired late nights after The Tonight Show on NBC from 1973 – 1982. It was a talk show unlike the usual late-night fare, with Snyder, cigarette in hand, alternating between asking hard-hitting questions and offering personal observations that made the interview closer to a conversation. Tomorrow (also known as The Tomorrow Show and, after 1980, Tomorrow Coast to Coast) was an American late-night television talk show hosted by Tom Snyder. ...
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Unique one-on-one exchanges were common to the program, notably with author Harlan Ellison, actor and writer Sterling Hayden, and author and philosopher Ayn Rand. A one-on-one program with David Brenner as the sole guest revealed that Snyder and Brenner worked together on several documentaries. When not grilling guests, Snyder would often joke around with off-stage crewmen, often breaking out in the distinctively hearty laugh that was the basis of Dan Aykroyd's impersonation of Snyder on Saturday Night Live. His seemingly mismatched jet black eyebrows and grey hair were also lampooned on SNL. Snyder was, as well, the inspiration for the cartoon "Tom Morrow," which appeared in Playboy in the late 1970s. Harlan Jay Ellison (born May 27, 1934) is a prolific American writer of short stories, novellas, essays, and criticism. ...
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Ayn Rand (IPA: , February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1905 â March 6, 1982), born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum (Russian: ), was a Russian-born American novelist and philosopher,[1] best known for developing Objectivism and for writing the novels We the Living, The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged and the novella Anthem. ...
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Peak moments with Snyder on Tomorrow included John Lennon's final televised interview, in April 1975 (replayed in December 1980 as a tribute to Lennon, and later released on home video), and Irish rock band U2's first American television appearance in June 1981. Also memorable was the 1980 cigarette smoke-filled appearance of Public Image Ltd.'s John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) and Keith Levene, whose thoroughly uncooperative twelve-minute appearance on the show acquired a long-term notoriety. "Weird Al" Yankovic's first television appearance was on the show in April 1981. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 â December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ...
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Another notorious segment was a prison interview with mass murderer Charles Manson. Manson was by turns quietly mesmerizing and disturbingly manic, suddenly getting a wild look in his eyes and spouting wild notions at Snyder before temporarily returning to a calm demeanor.[2] Charles Milles Manson (born November 12, 1934; first proper name Charles Milles Maddox) was the leader of what came to be known as the Manson Family, a commune, which most consider a cult, that began to form around him in the U.S. city of San Francisco in 1967. ...
Bizarre moments included a 1979 appearance by Chicago shock-jock Steve Dahl, and a 1980 appearance by the rock band, The Plasmatics, during which lead singer Wendy O. Williams blew up a TV in the studio. The explosion disrupted a live broadcast of NBC Nightly News being produced in a studio two floors above. Snyder himself referred to this occurrence on a 1981 followup appearance in which the Plasmatics demolished a car. A shock jock is a slang term used to describe a type of radio broadcaster (sometimes a disc jockey) who attracts attention using humor that a significant portion of the listening audience may find offensive. ...
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Perhaps the most outrageous interview seen on Snyder's show occurred on Halloween 1979, when the rock band KISS appeared to promote their album, Dynasty. During that 25-minute "interview", the conversation degenerated into a somewhat chaotic exchange between Snyder and a very drunk Ace Frehley, who picked up a teddy bear left behind by another guest, put the armbands from his costume on the bear, and laughed, "the only Spacebear in captivity! I've got him — he's captured!". When Snyder asked Ace if his costume was that of some sort of spaceman, Frehley quipped, "Actually I'm a plumber." Snyder shot back, "If that's the case then I've got some pipe you can work on backstage." The inebriated Frehley clapped his hands and cackled hysterically at the exchange. Years later, Gene Simmons revealed on his website that he felt "betrayed" by the other band members during this interview. Shortly thereafter, the band broke up. Following the break up, Snyder was the very first to have a member of the band — former drummer Peter Criss — appear without makeup in public. Halloween, or Halloween, is a tradition celebrated on the night of October 31, most notably by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting sweets, fruit, and other gifts, called most commonly trick-or-treating. ...
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Dynasty is a studio album by the American hard rock band KISS. It was released less than a year after the four solo albums, which were commercial disappointments. ...
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Peter Criss (born George Peter John Criscuola on December 20, 1945), is an American musician best known as co-founder, drummer, vocalist for the rock band KISS. Peter Criss established the cat character for his KISS persona. ...
Following a disastrous experiment with turning Tomorrow into a more typical talk show — renaming it Tomorrow Coast to Coast and adding a live audience and co-host, Rona Barrett (all of which Snyder resented) — the show was canceled in 1982, to make way for the up-and-coming young comedian, David Letterman. Rona Barrett (born October 8, 1936) is an American gossip columnist and businesswoman. ...
David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an award-winning American comedian, late night talk show host, television producer, philanthropist, and IRL IndyCar Series car owner. ...
After Tomorrow Soon after the cancellation of The Tomorrow Show, Snyder returned to work as a New York television news anchor, this time sharing the anchor desk with Kaity Tong on the 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. Eyewitness News broadcasts on WABC-TV.[3]. In 1985, he returned to the talk format at KABC-TV in Los Angeles, with a local afternoon show he had planned to gear up for national syndication the following year; those plans were scratched after Oprah Winfrey's Chicago-based syndicated show entered the market first and took over Snyder's time slot on KABC-TV. Kaity Tong on WPIX in 1995. ...
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An older, slightly more mellow Snyder returned to virtually the same format on ABC Radio. The show's three-hour format was a natural for Snyder. The first hour was spent chatting with a celebrity guest, during the second hour Snyder engaged someone in the news, and the final hour was consumed chatting with his legion of fans. Occasionally the caller would be a well-known fan like David Letterman or Ted Koppel. One of Tom's favorite callers was Sherman Hemsley, the actor who played George Jefferson on the hit television sitcom, The Jeffersons. The "Tom Snyder Show" for ABC Radio Networks went off the air in late 1992. Snyder returned to television on CNBC in the early 1990s, adding the opportunity for viewers to call in with their own questions for his guests. Snyder nicknamed his show "the Colorcast", reviving an old promotional term NBC-TV used in the early 1960s to hype its color broadcasts. ABC Radio is a division of the American Broadcasting Company focused on AM radio and FM radio broadcasting. ...
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Sherman Hemsley (born February 1, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an Emmy Award nominated and Image Award winning African American character actor most famous for his roles as George Jefferson, on the television shows All in the Family and The Jeffersons and as Deacon Ernest Frye on Amen. ...
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Meanwhile, Letterman had moved on to CBS and was given control of creating a new program to follow his at 12:35 am. Letterman, who had idolized Snyder for years — hired Snyder in 1995 as host of The Late Late Show. The idea had actually begun as a running joke on Letterman's show, that Snyder would soon follow him on the air as he had once followed Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show; the unlikely suggestion caught on. This show aired live on the East Coast and was simulcast to other time zones on radio to allow everyone a chance to call in. Snyder's CNBC show was taken over, largely unchanged in format, by Charles Grodin. One of the many memorable Late Late Show interviews was with Gloria Steinem about the suicide of her son, told dramatically over an entire hour. Another was a lengthy interview with Robert Blake very soon before Blake was charged for murder. In 1999 Snyder left The Late Late Show, which was then reformatted for Craig Kilborn. It has since been turned over to Scottish comedian Craig Ferguson. The Late Late Show is an American late-night television talk and variety show on CBS. It immediately follows The Late Show with David Letterman and is produced by Lettermans Worldwide Pants Incorporated in CBS Television City, next to the studio of the game program The Price Is Right. ...
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Grodin on The Charles Grodin Show Charles Grodin (born April 21, 1935 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American actor and former cable talk show host. ...
Gloria Steinem at news conference, Womens Action Alliance, January 12, 1972 Gloria Marie Steinem (born March 25, 1934) is an American feminist icon, journalist and womens rights advocate. ...
There have been several notable individuals with the name Robert Blake: Robert Blake (admiral) (1599 - 1657) Robert Blake, Baron Blake (1916-2003), British historian Robert Blake (actor), (born 1933), of TVs Baretta Robert Blake (management), developed the Managerial Grid Model. ...
Craig Kilborn (born August 24, 1962) (Death September 19, 2004 is an American comedian and former talk show host. ...
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Snyder also hosted a video production called "A Century of Legendary Lionel Trains", commemorating 100 years of Lionel Trains. Additionally, he hosted another program from the same production company called "Celebrity Train Layouts 2: Tom Snyder," featuring his own collection of trains. Lionel, LLC is a designer and importer of toy trains and model railroads, based in Chesterfield Township, Michigan and currently in bankruptcy. ...
Colortini.com Snyder posted regular messages on his own now-defunct website, colortini.com during the early 2000s. A "colortini", according to Snyder in the CNBC era, was the drink you should enjoy while watching the show ("Fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air."). For the CBS show, he redubbed the mythical drink a "simultini". On July 28, 2005, Snyder announced he was deleting his website after six years, stating: "The novelty of communicating this way has worn off." On August 1, 2005 his page was abruptly taken offline. The front page was replaced with a white screen with the simple phrase: "Colortini is gone. Thanks for the Memories". However, some 140 pages have been preserved at web.archive.org.[1] The domain name has since be reused for other purposes. is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Final years and death In April 2005, Snyder revealed that he was battling chronic lymphocytic leukemia, but that his doctors had told him it is "treatable". Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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In June 2006, Snyder sold his home in the Benedict Canyon area of Los Angeles, California, where he had lived for almost 30 years. He headed to Belvedere, in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he owned a second home. Benedict Canyon is an area between Studio City and Beverly Hills in Los Angeles. ...
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Snyder died July 29, 2007 in San Francisco from complications of leukemia.[4] is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Leukemia or leukaemia (see spelling differences) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation (production by multiplication) of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). ...
Snyder had one child, Anne Mari Snyder, who lives in Maui, Hawaii, and two grandchildren. Maui is also the name of the mythological demigod of various Polynesian cultures, including that of ancient Hawai‘i; see Maui (mythology). ...
Other television personalities take note On July 30, 2007, David Letterman paid tribute to Snyder on the Late Show with David Letterman by telling a story that typified Snyder's on-air demeanor.[5] is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an award-winning American comedian, late night talk show host, television producer, philanthropist, and IRL IndyCar Series car owner. ...
The Late Show with David Letterman is a multiple Emmy Award-winning hour-long weeknight comedy talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. ...
On July 30, 2007, Jay Leno paid tribute to Snyder during his monologue on The Tonight Show by praising Snyder and showing an old clip of an interview together poking fun at NBC execs. is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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On July 30, 2007, Conan O' Brien honored Snyder during his late night show on NBC, by describing how Snyder influenced him and how Snyder was a guest on one of his first shows. O'Brien ended the tribute by saying that the nation had lost a great television personality. is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Conan OBrien hosts the NBC television talk show Late Night with Conan OBrien. ...
On July 30, 2007, Craig Ferguson paid tribute to Snyder in his monologue and showed a several-minute compilation of Snyder's most memorable moments as host of The Late Late Show. is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Craig Ferguson (born 17 May 1962) is a Scottish comedian, actor, writer and talk show host. ...
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On July 30, 2007, Adult Swim paid tribute to Snyder with a ten second silent text of his living years. is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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On July 30, 2007, the MSNBC show Countdown with Keith Olbermann paid tribute to Snyder during the "Keeping Tabs" segment of the show. is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Countdown with Keith Olbermann is an hour-long nightly newscast on MSNBC which airs live at 8:00 p. ...
On July 31, 2007, Barbara Walters paid tribute to Snyder on The View, and expressed her best wishes to his family and his "longtime companion" Pamela Burke. is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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