Passage: Late-night TV exec Peter Lassally

Jul 26, 2026 · 1:47 PM UTC ·1 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 5 views

During his half-century in television, Peter Lassally (who died last Sunday at age 93) played producer and confidant to late-night hosts David Letterman, Craig Ferguson, Tom Snyder, and Johnny Carson. Mo Rocca has a remembrance of the man they called "The Host Whisperer."

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