Late-night talk show pioneer Tom Snyder dies of leukemia
Joe Garofoli, Chronicle Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Tom Snyder, the late-night talk show host whose free-form program and intimate interviewing style influenced a generation of broadcasters, died in his Tiburon home nearly two years after he announced he had chronic lymphatic leukemia.
Snyder, who was 71, died Sunday from complications from leukemia, associates said. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be private.
Best known for his 1973-82 stint as host of NBC's "The Tomorrow Show," which aired after Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show," Snyder showed that the wee hours of weeknight mornings didn't have to ceded to B-grade movies and reruns. There he showed how conversation -- be it goofy, serious, provocative and occasionally edgy -- could be compelling on its own.
With the camera pulled in tight on his face, the screen filled with the cigarette smoke from the host and often his guests, Snyder created a living-room atmosphere that allowed conversation partners such as John Lennon or Howard Stern to relax in ways they didn't on other programs.

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I enjoyed his talk show...way back when....

deaths come in 3's they say....

Bill Walsh (football)...Tom Snyder (talk show)....No3??????

There is always hope.

haha...yeah...think I understand

what I loved about Tom was his contagious laugh.

Ingmar Bergman (film producer)died at 89.

The blonde guy from the Dukes of Hazard is dead???

superman's dad?....no he didnt...

That is John Schnieder, Gypsy, you silly goose!!!


And I really enjoyed Tom's show....I used to stay up past my bedtime and sneak down the hall to watch him as my mom fell asleep on the couch. He will be missed.

OH!!!!

Tom Snyder had a good show, slower than his contemporary Johnny Carson, but a nice venue for interviews with interesting people. He always was a nice fellow and I think a lot of people will be sorry to see him go.

i always loved his laugh and laid back style.rest in peace tom..

i used to like watching him back in the 70s.... its to bad.

he gave a great interview...and the sets were always like sitting in a livingroom...

Ive never heard of him?????

Must be a Regional guy, a Yankee??

Not to sound ignorant but who?

Probably you have to be a little older. He was on broadcast TV. If what Davinci posted is correct he quit 25 years ago.

See, Youre from the South as well!!

Ever here of Rick Dees?

Went to a party the other night
All the ladies were treating me right
Moving my feet to the disco beat
How in the world could I keep my seat
All of a sudden I began to change
I was on the dance floor acting strange
Flapping my arms I began to cluck
Look at me..I'm the disco duck

Duck:Ah get down mama, I've got to have me a woman, ha ha ha ha ha
CHORUS: Disco, disco duck
Duck:Got to have me a woman
CHORUS: Disco, disco duck
Duck:Oh get down mama
CHORUS: Try your luck, don't be a cluck, disco
Duck:Disco
CHORUS: Disco
Duck:Disco
CHORUS: Disco - disco - disco disco duck
Duck:All right
CHORUS: Disco disco duck
Duck:Ah get down mama, oh mama shake your tail feather, ha ha ha ha ha