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Chilean Miner Sings Elvis

Kori Ellis — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 22:36:03 +0000

Chilean miner Edison Pena was on the Late Show with David Letterman, speaking through an interpreter for much of the interview. And then, he broke out in song — performing Elvis’ “Suspicious Minds.”

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Conan O’Brien Still Ahead in Ratings

Jeanne — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:12:06 +0000

After taking over the Tonight Show from Jay Leno on June 1st, Conan O’Brien continues to lead in the ratings, proving that his advantage over rivals like David Letterman, was not the result of curious viewers tuning in for Conan’s first week.

According to Variety, Conan won the ratings race for his first 13 nights in the 18-49 demographic and averaged 2.013 million viewers. Compared the the 1.126 million who tuned in to Letterman, the margin of victory is the largest NBC has seen in the five-plus years since the frame of the Friends finale in May 2004.

However, Letterm did enjoy some major boosts from his interviews with Howard Stern, Julia Roberts and that huge feud with Alaskan governor, Sarah Palin.

I do think, though, that in the long-run, Conan will end up taking some of Letterman’s younger viewers since his kind of humor is more appealing to that age group.

NBC Photo: Mitchell Haaseth

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Bob Lutz Talks Chevy Volt on Letterman

Jyle — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:32:22 +0000

David Letterman had General Motor’s Bob Lutz on his show to talk about the new 2010 Chevy Volt. The electric hybrid is believed to soon become the first practical electric car available for consumers.

2010 Chevy Volt

Bob Lutz is one of the designers for GM and is the main brain behind the conception of the Chevy Volt. The problem he pointed out to Letterman was that electric cars are just too expensive for mainstream consumer use. The Saturn EV was the first fully electric car, but it’s production halted after government pressure and high maintenance costs. I should point out that regardless of what Bob Lutz says, the EV was never sold outright to consumers. Even those willing to pay their $100,000 price tag were banned from purchasing the EV. Watch “Who Killed The Electric Car” for more information on this.

Anyways, back to the Chevy Volt. Basically, what makes or breaks a EV’s success or failure, according to Bob, is the battery. Telsa for example claims that their EV’s can travel a distance of 200 miles before needing to be recharged. The Volt on the other hand will only be able to travel 40 miles. GM said that they needing to opt for a lesser advanced battery to help keep their costs low. To help appease consumers, GM has added a small quiet engine that will run on gas and charge the battery when power is drained to about 30%. This means that you will get the full benefit of an electric vehicle but if you happen to go over the 40 mile radius, no worries cause it will be able to charge itself. This is a great compromise and will be a good transitional vehicle for those wanting to go electric but are still unsure about their traveling distance needs.

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Usain Bolt on Letterman

Sandy Mitchell — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:36:23 +0000

The cavalcade of Olympians continues. Last night Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt sat down with David Letterman. The 22-year-old was extremely poised even in the midst of Letterman’s silly questions. Take a look:

Bolt won three Gold Medals at the Beijing Olympic Games this summer in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m events.

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LeBron James on David Letterman

Sandy Mitchell — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:43:49 +0000

LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and co-capitain of the US Men’s Gold Medal-winning basketball team sat down with David Letterman on Wednesday, September 10. It’s a short interview, but amusing as Letterman compares himself to James. Take a look:

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Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh on Letterman

Sandy Mitchell — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:09:42 +0000

All of the United States Gold Medalists from the Beijing Olympics are making the rounds of the late night talk shows this week. Last night it was Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh on David Letterman, talking about the Gold Medals, meeting President Bush, and playing in bikinis. Take a look:

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Shawn Johnson on David Letterman

Sandy Mitchell — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:18:29 +0000

Directly from the plane from Beijing, Gold Medalist in gymnastics, Shawn Johnson stopped by to chat with David Letterman. She’s tired, but she’s adorable. Take a look:

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