Tom Snyder Who Was A True Late Late Night Host Has Died At Age 71 / Tom Interviewed Everyone From Lennon To Manson And Always With Style And Class !!!

Tom Snyder was one of the greats in late night interviewing. I always watched Tom because he would ask the kind of questions that I would have asked his guests as well. Tom Snyder had a certain style that was unique and is never found these days."Rest In Peace" Tom Snyder... BJC

TV newsman Tom Snyder dies at 71

Tom Snyder, the brash and provocative late-night TV talk-show host whose bellowing laugh and ever-present cigarette made him a pop culture icon ripe for parody in the 1970s, has died. He was 71.

Snyder died Sunday in San Francisco of complications associated with leukemia, Mike Horowicz, his longtime producer and friend, told the Associated Press on Monday.

"Tom was the very thing that all broadcasters long to be: compelling," David Letterman, whose production company produced the show that marked Snyder's return to late-night TV in the 1990s, said in a statement Monday.

"Whether he was interviewing politicians, authors, actors or musicians, Tom was always the real reason to watch," Letterman said. "I'm honored to have known him as a colleague and as a friend."

Tom Snyder remembered


Former talk show host Tom Snyder, July 29
Talk show host Tom Snyder, whose smoke-filled interviews were a staple of late night television, died on July 29 after a struggle with leukemia. He was 71. Known for his improvised, casual style and robust laughter, Snyder conducted a number of memorable interviews as host of NBC's "The Tomorrow Show." Among his guests were John Lennon, Charles Manson and Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols.

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