Behind the Curtain: An Insider's View of Jay Leno's Tonight Show by Berg, Dave
	List Price:   $24.95 Unit Price:   $19.96 You Save:   $4.99 (20%) ISBN-10:   1455619965 ISBN-13:   9781455619962 Publisher:   Pelican Publishing Company Category:   Biographies Pub. Date:   May 2014 Pages:   224 Format:   Hardcover
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Legendary late-night moments relived behind the scenes! Experience the wacky antics and ground-breaking appearances of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from a backstage perspective. Gain an insider's view of how Leno changed the face of late-night, inviting not just actors but also journalists and politicos to the show. Read about the drama often involved in booking high-profile guests. Serious and shocking, author Dave Berg proves that these memorable moments can still surprise and entertain. Dave Berg was co-producer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Jay Leno Show for eighteen years. In addition, he was a producer for The O?Reilly Factor, a writer for NBC News, and the Los Angeles bureau chief for CNBC. Throughout his career, he has worked as a reporter, anchor, executive producer, and bureau chief for local and network television organizations. Mr. Berg is a resident in Valencia. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno comes alive in this book from an insider who describes the show?s inner workings from the monologue to the guest bookings and appearances. Leno was the late-night ratings leader for almost two decades, which is unprecedented in the modern era of television. He and his producers made the show number one by recasting Johnny Carson?s Tonight Show into Jay Leno?s Tonight Show. Behind the Curtain takes an exclusive look at how they achieved it. BEHIND THE CURTAIN An Insider?s View of Jay Leno?s Tonight Show By Dave Berg Foreword by Jay Leno The Tonight Show with Jay Leno comes alive in this book from an insider who describes the show?s inner workings from the monologue to the guest bookings and appearances. Leno was the late-night ratings leader for almost two decades, which is unprecedented in the modern era of television. He and his producers made the show number one by recasting Johnny Carson?s Tonight Show into Jay Leno?s Tonight Show. Behind the Curtain takes an exclusive look at how they achieved it. During The Tonight Show?s Jay Leno years, there were always two shows going on: the one on stage and the one behind it, where the camera didn?t roll. This narrative weaves both together, featuring Leno and his most prominent guests. It recalls the show?s most memorable moments, both good and bad, skillfully recounted by one of Leno?s most highly respected, long-time co-producers, Dave Berg. For eighteen years, he booked and worked with Hollywood stars, superstar athletes, presidents and other politicos, and news makers. Called ?the best booker in the business? by Bill O?Reilly, Berg delivered an array of high-profile guests to the program. Along the way he experienced it all, from a harrowing adventure to Nashville to spy on Dennis Rodman to a five-year campaign to book Barack Obama, the first sitting president ever to appear on a late-night show. Berg was an eyewitness who tells what really happened during the show?s most legendary moments: Arnold Schwazenegger?s surprise political announcement; Hugh Grant?s mea culpa; football great Jason Sehorn?s proposal to Angie Harmon; the inebriated Cheers cast?s live show from Boston; Jerry Seinfeld?s appearance with ?surprise guest? John F. Kennedy Jr.; and Leno?s 9/11 show, the finest of his career. ABOUT THE AUTHOR A sought-after keynote speaker and panelist, Berg has a BA in political science from Northwestern University and an MS in journalism from Kansas State University. He has given presentations to entertainment, political, business, religious, and educational organizations. Berg has written for publications such as USA Today, Reader?s Digest, National Review, Huffington Post, Christianity Today, Washington Times, Daily Caller, and Crisis Magazine and writes jokes and speeches for politicians and other public figures. He served as a consultant to the late Frank Pastore and was a regular guest on his radio show in Los Angeles. ABOUT THE FOREWORD WRITER Jay Leno was the popular host of NBC?s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno for two decades. Inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2014, he made his first appearance on The Tonight Show as a stand-up comic in 1977 and became a regular substitute for Johnny Carson in 1987. He is an avid car collector and philanthropist and lives with his wife, Mavis, in Los Angeles, California.