Rediscover the '80s: Mark Malkoff book interview about Love Johnny Carson

About this episode

Mark Malkoff discusses his book about Johnny Carson and shares insights from his research.

Who remembers that famed late night talk show host Johnny Carson? This man commanded a 30 year tenure as the Tonight Show host and Mark Malkoff along with David Ritz have authored this book researching over 400 individuals who knew Johnny Carson well. Mark Malkoff has assembled all of those facts and hosted The Carson podcast for 8 years. He joins Wyatt on an episode of Rediscover the '80s podcast in which we learn about his research and interesting stories about the real man. The book is set to release on Oct 21, 2025 and we encourage you to visit markmalkoff.com to grab your copy or an audiobook!

People in this episode

Host: Wyatt Bloom

Guest: Mark Malkoff

Topics covered

• Johnny Carson
• late night talk shows
• book interview
• Mark Malkoff
• television history

Keywords

• Johnny Carson
• Mark Malkoff
• David Ritz
• Tonight Show
• book release
• interview
• Carson podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Carson podcast

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