Hello, everybody. Lots of stuff to get out of the way, so on with it!

First up...as you saw on Friday, Jay Leno has wrapped up his 17-year reign as host of "The Tonight Show." But unlike Johnny Carson's last hurrah, it was be more like a hearty "see you this fall at 10:00!" than a "very heartfelt good night", because Jay will be spending his summer on the road before settling down at his new home weeknights at 10:00 in September.

But the big question is: With Conan O'Brien taking possession of the desk and couch on Monday, will the racier stuff he used to do one hour later carry over to 11:35? We don't know. What we do know is while Conan's guests for his inaugural week in that time slot include Will Ferrell, Tom Hanks, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Ryan Seacrest, Letterman when he returns to work next week will have Bill Cosby, Jack Hanna, Elvis Costello, and Paris Hilton.

Some loyal "Tonight Show" fans who think Conan's brand of humor won't fly at 11:35 might be switching over to Letterman to tide themselves over until Leno at 10:00. Speaking of which, it will almost be like his late night show, with the usual stuff like "Headlines" and "Jaywalking" all being there; Kevin Eubanks and announcer John Melendez will still be on board and it'll still originate from the same Studio 3 at NBC in Burbank (which was formerly used for "Laugh-In" and "CPO Sharkey"; the latter famously invaded by Carson when he confronted Don Rickles for accidentally breaking his cigarette box).

Now "The Jay Leno Show's" doubts came into question one time, when Boston NBC affiliate WHDH originally thought about airing a 10:00 news in lieu of Leno, thinking he wouldn't work. They said it would be an hour, though many were thinking a half-hour with Leno airing on a delay at 10:35 followed by Conan (both happen to hail from Boston, by the way). NBC threatened to strip WHDH of their affiliation if they went ahead, but in the end, the station thankfully backtracked and said they're going to air Leno after all.

And when Leno returns at 10:00...boy, he's gonna have some competition every night over on ABC and CBS (local news or programming on Fox and CW)! Take a look:

• Monday: Castle (ABC), CSI: Miami (CBS)
• Tuesday: The Forgotten (ABC), The Good Wife (CBS)
• Wednesday: Eastwick (ABC), CSI: New York (CBS)
• Thursday: Private Practice (ABC), The Mentalist (CBS)
• Friday: 20/20 (ABC), Numb3rs (CBS)

NBC, being buried in fourth place longer than the last time they were in dead last 30 years ago, is relying on Leno for their survival. Besides, "Sunday Night Football" was the only show that cracked the season's Top 10, and I have faith that Leno will make it as well. We'll find out in September.

The week's other big story was President Obama's historic nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, replacing David Souter; historic because if confirmed, she would be the first ever Hispanic justice to serve.

We never thought it would happen, but it did: the H1NI outbreak, known as swine flu, has made our way to Alaska...and here in Fairbanks. On Wednesday, an unidentified woman who has never made any contact nor has traveled to Mexico -- the virus' birthplace -- became the first confirmed case. I remember spending some time in Nogales, Arizona, which was a border city; but that was in the early '80s and even in my young age, seeing Spanish text especially on a tube of Crest toothpaste was very new to me. In fact, I never even set foot on Mexican soil!

A few weeks after photos and videos of him with another woman blew the whistle on his celibacy, Father Alberto Cutie has switched denominations from the Catholic Church to the Episcopal Church. This latest religion scandal comes over 20 years after Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart, but both have already learned their lesson and I'm sure Cutie will learn his.

And last but not least...a few weeks ago, Miley Cyrus soaked up the sun in the Bahamas, and we were treated to an eyeful with some hot bikini shots of the "Hannah Montana" star.

Now this is the first time she's showed some skin since the infamous backless photo Annie Leibowitz took of Miley in "Vanity Fair" just last year, proving that at the age of 16, Miley is well on her way to leave her Disney persona behind...that is, if she finishes one more season of her show.

Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, and Ashley Tisdale -- the backbone of the "High School Musical" franchise -- have already left, though Hudgens herself was embroiled in scandal in 2007 over nude photos of her leaked onto the Internet. And this week, I've read some tabloid report that Efron now wants Hudgens to take it all off. I don't know, but it's somewhat risky. Tisdale meanwhile, was caught by paparazzi in bikinis in Hawaii last summer; that was when she had blonde hair and it's back to natural brunette.

I think it's no secret that Hudgens, Tisdale, and Cyrus all have great bodies that would make Uncle Walt wish he lived longer enough to experience the joys of Viagra. So long and stay strong.