SAN FRANCISCO -- Tom Snyder, who pioneered the late-late network TV talk show with a personal yet abrasive style and his robust, trademark laugh, has died
host of NBC's "Tomorrow," which followed Johnny Carson's "Tonight" show from 1973 to '82
guests such as the irascible science fiction writer Harlan Ellison
John Lennon's final televised interview
U2's first U.S. television appearance in June 1981
Charles Manson, who would go from a calm demeanor to acting like a wild-eyed, insanity-spouting mass murderer and back again.
Plasmatics lead singer Wendy O. Williams blew up a TV in the studio
acted indifferent for an excruciating 12 minutes
The time slot was taken over by
Snyder began his career as a radio reporter in his home town in the 1960s, then moved into local television news
brought him back to network television, creating "The Late Late Show" on CBS
Dan Aykroyd spoofed him in the early days of "Saturday Night Live."
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