R.I.P. Tom Snyder
R.I.P. Tom Snyder
#1R.I.P. Tom Snyder
Posted: 7/30/07 at 9:01am
"Legendary news anchor and talk show host Tom Snyder has died. Snyder was an anchor at KYW, WNBC and KNBC before hosting the late-night Tomorrow program on NBC in the late 1970's. He returned to TV in the 1990's hosting a talk show on CNBC and in 1995, became the first host of The Late, Late Show on CBS.
Neal Kendall, EP of Tavis Smiley on PBS, who once worked with Snyder, writes to TVNewser, "The Tomorrow Show on NBC was perhaps the most eclectic and unique late-night program in the history of the medium. Tom was a great friend to so many of us who came to know and love him."
Snyder died Sunday in San Francisco from complications of leukemia. He was 71."
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#2re: R.I.P. Tom Snyder
Posted: 7/30/07 at 9:52amDoes anyone remember Dan Aykroyd's take off of him on SNL?
#3re: R.I.P. Tom Snyder
Posted: 7/30/07 at 9:58am
It was dead on, if you will excuse the expression.
When I was up late at night (on a school night) in the late '70s, I remember tuning in from time to time. It wasn't exactly typical teenage viewing (for me), but I enjoyed his program.
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#4re: R.I.P. Tom Snyder
Posted: 7/30/07 at 10:31am
Tom Snyder smokes pot at party
JohnBoy2
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#5re: R.I.P. Tom Snyder
Posted: 7/30/07 at 10:34amLong before he had a national show, Ton Snyder did a local Philadelphia show called, Contact. My parents and I used to laugh at his "different" approach to an interview.
Chevstriss
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/30/03
#6re: R.I.P. Tom Snyder
Posted: 7/30/07 at 10:43am
I grew up in Philly listening to Tom. I'll bet he chain smoked right til the end. 71 is a ripe old age to achieve when you're battling leukemia.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/05
#7re: R.I.P. Tom Snyder
Posted: 7/30/07 at 11:45amSorry to hear about his passing. He hasn't been around much lately but every now and then would be mentioned in the San Francisco Chronicle as he lived in the area.
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
#9re: R.I.P. Tom Snyder
Posted: 7/30/07 at 12:12pm
What a strange coincidence. Last night, I happened to pull out an old VHS tape of an episode of "Tomorrow" featuring several cast members of Star Trek, from before the first movie...
...and now he's passed away. Very strange.
kooky
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/12/05
#10re: R.I.P. Tom Snyder
Posted: 7/30/07 at 5:23pmGod Bless Tom, you were very much a favorite of mine.
#11re: r.i.p. tom snyder
Posted: 7/30/07 at 6:40pmhave fun up there, tom. they can't dodge you now, pal.
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#12re: r.i.p. tom snyder
Posted: 7/30/07 at 6:49pmLoved him. He was real and his late late show was the best.
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#13re: r.i.p. tom snyder
Posted: 7/30/07 at 6:49pmIf I believed in heaven, which I don't, I'd also like to believe that Tom is once again interviewing Wendy O. Williams (whose head is miraculously reattached to her body) and that they get it on once more after the interview.
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