Offstage, nobody called him Johnny – not even when he was a boy. It was always John. Johnny was only for TV. In “Carson the Magnificent,” by the late Bill Zehme, you will get to know Johnny Carson ...

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 ...

He was known as the “host whisperer” for his success at producing shows starring Johnny Carson, David Letterman and Craig Ferguson. By Richard Sandomir The suit may be a totem of conventionality, but ...

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 ...