Talk Show Hosts Collection on Letterman, Part 7 of 7: Tom Snyder

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This is my own supplementary material to the six-part documentary "The Story of Late Night" that will air on CNN. I selected seven talk-show hosts who had guested on Dave. Seventh up: Tom Snyder. The David Letterman Show: 1. September 29, 1980. Host of Tomorrow Show. NBC had announced the show's cancellation the previous Friday. Late Night: 2. 1987. Tom's first appearance on Late Night is preceded a month earlier with a week-long gag where his ghostly apparition is spotted in various locations inside and outside the studio: October 6: Inside the Prancing Fluids. October 7: Inside the Prancing Fluids again, then above Paul's head. October 8: Behind the stage by the coffee machine. October 9: In the hallway being shot at by a frightened cop. 3. November 10, 1987. With Cold Open. Host of ABC radio network talk show. 4. October 4, 1990. 5. May 24, 1991. 6. October 29, 1992. Upcoming talk show on CNBC. Late Show: 7. April 22, 1994. 8. September 5, 1995. Host of Late Late Show. Preceded by Tony Mendez's new hair color. 9. September 15, 1995. CBS Mailbag cameo. 10. Dave's eulogy: July 30, 2007.