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Podcast: Letterman Staff Reunites for discussion

Order The Last Days of Letterman and read the book that is discussed in this roundtable discussion.

Join Bill Carter (The Late Shift, CNN) as he talks to Scott Ryan (The Last Days of Letterman), Barbara Gaines (executive producer of Late Show), Bill Scheft (writer), Brian Teta (Producer) and Jerry Foley (Director) as they discuss the final 6 weeks of David Letterman in Late Night television.

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The Tom Gulley Show with Author Scott Ryan

The end of The Late Show with David Letterman marked the end of a truly singular achievement in television.

Certainly, the 33 years of brilliance Dave brought to the screen are a story in itself, but a new book by Scott Ryan–The Last Days of Letterman–insightfully and meticulously chronicles the perfect and seamless flourish the greatest talk show host of our generation ended his late night career with.

Listen in as your beloved host, the VERY FIRST Letterman Scholarship winner (yes, that’s a thing) and Mr. Ryan go over the book in detail. You’ll hear how the author managed to get the firsthand accounts of over 20 Letterman staffers regarding how the big show came to a close.

It’s an episode you’re sure to put on your Top 10 List of podcast offerings–The Last Days of Letterman with Scott Ryan!

Just listen to the episode via the convenient player below–or right click this link and do the “Save As” thing to download the podcast for enjoyment on your iPod or media player of choice.

Order the new book about David Letterman’s last 6 weeks on The Late Show.