Listen Live
Donate
 on air
    Schedule

    KCRW

    Read & Explore

    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Culture
    • Events

    Listen

    • Live Radio
    • Music
    • Podcasts
    • Full Schedule

    Information

    • About
    • Careers
    • Help / FAQ
    • Newsletters
    • Contact

    Support

    • Become a Member
    • Become a VIP
    • Ways to Give
    • Shop
    • Member Perks

    Become a Member

    Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

    DonateGive Monthly

    Copyright 2026 KCRW. All rights reserved.

    Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
    Cookie Policy
    |FCC Public Files|

    Back to Hollywood Breakdown

    Hollywood Breakdown

    David Letterman to Retire

    David Letterman announces his retirement.

    • rss
    Download MP3
    • Share
    By Kim Masters • Apr 3, 2014 • 3m Listen

    Kim talks with Steve Chiotakis about the news coming out of New York this afternoon that David Letterman has announced plans to retire from late night sometime in 2015. Letterman made the announcement during the taping of tonight's show, which is prerecorded. The host has been a fixture of television's late-night landscape since the 1980's -- first on NBC and, then, for the last 21 years, on CBS. When Letterman retires he will have surpassed Johnny Carson as the longest running late-night host. CBS has released a statement confirming the news. While speculation abounds, there has been no mention of a replacement host.

    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

    • KCRW placeholder

      John Horn

      Los Angeles Times

      CultureEntertainmentArts
    Back to Hollywood Breakdown