So I'm sure the title of this post is something that everybody has witnessed before. If you're like me, probably more times than once. I'll share the link to the story I'm talking about:
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/10/02/2009-10-02_david_letterman_sex_extortion_plot_the_story_of_a_career_jesters_private_transgr.html
There you have it, David Letterman is accused AND confesses to some saucy activity during his late night show. Growing up, I can't remember the Late Shows ever becoming the pedestal for major announcements. The first major news-related story I remember to stream from a late show was when Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his run for the California governor. Since that point, it's seemed that politicians, activists, and even comedians use the late shows to make major headlines, or address them. Has this always happened? Well, speaking with my parents it seemed that even on the Johnny Carson Show, people made major announcements. It just appears to me that it's becoming more popular, mainly because that news is reaching people in a different way. This seems to be a trend that we can expect in the future. Just as "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" uses an entertainment value to spread news, so will the late shows. And David Letterman will continue to make major headlines, whether it's upsetting the former Governor of Alaska or sex scandals, take it away Dave.
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