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When Jay Leno took over for Johnny Carson in 1992, I was lucky enough to spend the day with him at the Tonight Show.    Of the hundreds of celebrities I've met and interviewed, Leno is genuinely one of the nicest guys in show biz.   

Jay let us follow him with a camera for an entire day, including in make-up, where he made plenty of jokes about the extra powder they have to order for his big chin.   He then blew us away when he told us we could stand behind the Tonight Show curtain with him as he walked through at the top of the show to do his monologue.   I'll always remember him turning to the camera, as the announcer said "Jay Leno!", and Jay saying, "Well, fellas, it's time for me to go to work."   He then walked through the curtain to do his monologue. 

A couple of years later, Jay was visiting our station in Seattle, when a fan ran up to him and asked him to record a new answering machine message for him.  Without missing a beat, Jay happily said, "What's your name?"  The man answered: "Kevin" (or something, like that).    Leno pushed the tape recorder button and said, "This is Jay Leno.  Kevin can't take your call right now.  He's out annoying people. Leave a message after the beep." 

Now, I don't know a lot of stars who would be that accommodating to a fan who ran up to them...but Jay is that kind of guy.  I'm glad he'll still be on our airwaves in September with his prime time show at 9 p.m.   

I also get a kick out of Conan, whom my daughter and I really enjoyed watching in person a couple of years ago in New York City.  Watch for the promos on our airwaves where Conan butchers my last name.

So, do you like Jay Leno?  Conan?  What do you think of the plan to move Conan to Jay's "Tonight Show" slot, and Jay to 9:00 p.m.?