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| Lance Burton |
WHAS, Channel 11 in Louisville, Kentucky, spoke with the famous of the that wonderful town about Johnny Carson. The news folks with Paul Hornung, the NFL great. (?This was the most nervous I have ever been in my life on any TV show and I?ve been on a lot of TV show.?)
Lance Burton recalls how much he owed to Johnny. His first appearance on the institution called The Tonight Show was in 1982. Mr. Burton told reporters, ?He was personally responsible for my big break in show business? Johnny Carson was the perfect talk show host, a great stand-up comedian and a very fine magician. He was a class act.?
Read the full story here.
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| Lance Burton |
WHAS, Channel 11 in Louisville, Kentucky, spoke with the famous of the that wonderful town about Johnny Carson. The news folks with Paul Hornung, the NFL great. (?This was the most nervous I have ever been in my life on any TV show and I?ve been on a lot of TV show.?)
Lance Burton recalls how much he owed to Johnny. His first appearance on the institution called The Tonight Show was in 1982. Mr. Burton told reporters, ?He was personally responsible for my big break in show business? Johnny Carson was the perfect talk show host, a great stand-up comedian and a very fine magician. He was a class act.?
Read the full story here.
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