New York-based talk shows in the 1970s offered plentiful opportunities for quirky young talents like Bette Midler to sing a song or two and maybe kibitz with the host, regardless of whether they had a Broadway show or film or new record to promote. Midler had none of these when her manager Budd Friedman got her booked on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson not long after she began her legendary run at the Continental Baths.
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By Abigail Summerville NEW YORK (Reuters) - The private equity owner of Sauer Brands is exploring a sale of the 137-year-old maker of condiments and spices that could value it at more than $1 billion, including debt, according to people familiar wi.