Carson took over as host of The Tonight Show in 1962, making himself a late-night staple in American living rooms. Millions of viewers tuned in nightly to catch the host’s monologue and conversations ...

NPR's Scott Simon interviews Mike Thomas about the new Johnny Carson biography, "Carson the Magnificent," co-written by Bill Zehme. It might be hard to grasp today just how big Johnny Carson was. He ...

Tonight Show host Johnny Carson rose above political humor. Thoughts on the 25th anniversary of his last show.

Johnny Carson, the man who made “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” an American institution, has been off the late-night air longer than he was on it. For people of a certain age — you can do ...