Elkhorn Valley Museum makes improvements to Johnny Carson Exhibit
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NORFOLK, Neb. (KTIV) - If you have ever driven through Norfolk, Nebraska, chances are you ve seen the sign that say it is the hometown of Johnny Carson. That s right - the King of Late Night grew up in Norfolk before making his way to the Tonight Show.
The Elkhorn Valley Museum in Norfolk created a Johnny Carson Exhibit in 2001. This came about after their board president wrote a letter to Carson requesting some of his artifacts for a small exhibit.
Carson then came and brought a couple hundred items from his Burbank, California office. The exhibit has since been improved and reopened with even more exhibits on June 18. It includes his Emmy Awards, his Presidential Medal of Freedom, and tributes from other late night hosts after he passed away in 2005.
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Norfolk museum updating Johnny Carson exhibit
by Sheryl Schmeckpeper, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 17, 2021 1:02 am EDT
Last Updated Apr 17, 2021 at 1:14 am EDT
NORFOLK, Neb. Soon, people who may be too young to remember Johnny Carson will enjoy learning about the late comedian by touring the renovated Johnny Carson gallery at the Elkhorn Valley Museum in Norfolk.
For almost 20 years, the museum has hosted a collection of items belonging to Carson, who lived in Norfolk from 1933 until after he graduated from high school in 1943. Carson came to fame as host of NBC’s “Tonight Show,” a position he held for 30 years.
Sheryl Schmeckpeper April 16, 2021 - 10:02 PM
NORFOLK, Neb. - Soon, people who may be too young to remember Johnny Carson will enjoy learning about the late comedian by touring the renovated Johnny Carson gallery at the Elkhorn Valley Museum in Norfolk.
For almost 20 years, the museum has hosted a collection of items belonging to Carson, who lived in Norfolk from 1933 until after he graduated from high school in 1943. Carson came to fame as host of NBCâs âTonight Show,â a position he held for 30 years.
Carson and his foundation have donated millions of dollars to numerous organizations in Norfolk and the area. In 2001, museum officials asked Carson if he would donate one or two items to be included in an exhibit in his honour. A short time later, he announced he was closing his office in Burbank, California, and sending the museum all of the artifacts on display.