Conan O’brien Opens Up About Nbc Departure

By BILL CARTER, New York Times
Thu, 04/29/2010 - 4:08pm

Conan O’Brien Opens Up About NBC Departure

In his first interview since walking away from NBC’s “Tonight Show,” Conan O’Brien tells “60 Minutes” Sunday night that he believes he was not given a fair chance to prove he could succeed

Senh: Have to agree with Conan here. Although I agree with him that he didn't get enough time to establish himself with "The Tonight Show", the 11:30pm slot is a bit older, so I don't think he would beat David Letterman for next several years.

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