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these shows to inform and to uplift. you want the truth? you can t handle the truth. to engage with issues that affect society. so here we go. they can improve and disrupt. to be an american art form. you re watching a bad late night tv talk show. i m just kidding with you. it s exciting. it s electric. you are correct, sir. it s part of american culture. prepare to have your minds blown. i m happy to report to you today that the state of the un continues to be good. here s the home that cost its happy owners just $29,000. enjoy real big bakes for television at a small picture price. the year zero for late night television. in those days, the ownership of television sets wasn t great. growing up in nebraska, television will eventually come. television shows ended around 11:00. i can t imagine not being able to turn on a tv and see something. that is so crazy to me. there would be a flag waving. it would go to a test pattern for about 30 s
in to see. the years of the 60s which end in a few hours have a bad reputation that is not entirely justified. some things got worse, obviously. but tv and other news coverage is better, not worse. we simply developed more demanding standards. when i think of tv, i think of the 70s. what is this world coming to? the american public was hungry for more. more was allowed that hadn t been before. it was the last decade where it was a campfire television, where there was one in the living room. i want to watch an all-black show for a change. oh, where are you going to find one? here s one. the los angeles lakers against the milwaukee bucks. young people were interested in relevant things. and so television began to reflect that. this is cbs. really it was very simple. you had three channels plus pbs. when the decade turned over into the 70s, television was very rural. hee haw! the beverly hillbillies. cbs had the beverly hillbillies.
legendary grammy award winning singer-songwriters and members of the rock n roll hall of fame and tickets for their concerts go on sale saturday. please welcome carole king and james taylor. looking out on the morning rain james taylor was one of the most prolific songwriters of our time. i think she s the best there is, miss carole king. carole king began her music career when she was just a teen. by the early 70s, she had reached the top of the charts around the world. james taylor was one of my all-time favorites. one of the most influential singer songwriters of all time. and now carole king and james taylor are getting ready to tour together for the first time in 40 years. that s a bit of history. tell us about the original troubadour reunion. november 2007, james called me and said let s get together and play together with some of our old friends. we had such a great time. like carole said, it felt so good we decided to take it on the road. you
the years of the 60s which end in a few hours have a bad reputation that is not entirely justified. some things got worse, obviously. but tv and other news coverage is better, not worse. we simply developed more demanding standards. when i think of tv, i think of the 70s. what is this world coming to? the american public was hungry for more. more was allowed that hadn t been before. it was the last decade where it was a campfire television, where there was one in the living room. i want to watch an all-black show for a change. oh, where are you going to find one? here s one the los angeles lakers against the milwaukee bucks. young people were interested in relevant things. and so television began to reflect that. this is cbs. really it was very simple. you had three channels plus pbs. when the decade turned over into the 70s, television was very rural. hee haw! the beverly hillbillies. cbs had the beverly hillbillies. green acres.