A late-night friend

Johnny CARSON’S greatest quality was his humility. He always made sure that the person sitting in the guest chair was the center of attention.

He never talked down to a guest or interrupted a guest in mid-sentence, something current hosts can’t do because their egos tell them it’s all about “me-me-me.” For example, anthropologist Ashley Montagu and astronomer Carl Sagan were regular guests who found a popular audience for their esoteric work because Johnny was genuinely intrigued with what they had to say.

Forrest G. Wood

Bakersfield