First up...Illinois has had a history of corrupt politicians, and that trend continued last week when Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested by the FBI for trying to sell the Senate seat vacated by President-Elect Barack Obama. Obama is calling for Blagojevich to resign, but he is not budging one bit.
Of course the scandal was another bonanza for the late nighters including Jay Leno, and speaking of which...last week, it appears that Leno will remain on the NBC payroll after handing his "Tonight Show" reins to Conan O'Brien next year with a continuation of his show at a much earlier time: 10:00 weeknights. And at that slot, his competition will be "CSI: Miami" on Mondays, "Private Practice" on Thursdays, and other shows.
Leno's new show will almost be like the one he's doing now, but albeit a bit different. And with NBC still languished in fourth place...do they really still need him to get them out?
And last but not least...with two weeks left until 2009, that means it's my cue to hit the Notepad and work on my special blogs recapping 2008. I've been doing this every year since 1998, when we go over the year's news and trends as well as my Top 20 list. Look for the AllenBlog's 2008 Year In Review on Christmas weekend; and for the last time this year, so long, stay strong, and happy holidays!!!
