Bill Carter joined The New York Times as a national media reporter in 1989. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Late Shift, two other books on the television industry, Monday Night Mayhem and Desperate Networks, and has written numerous articles for The New York Times Magazine and other publications. He has been a guest on Nightline, Today, CNN, Charlie Rose, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, and many other shows. He is the executive producer of CNN's docuseries The Story of Late Night and host of the Behind the Desk: Story of Late Night podcast.
Praise for The War for Late Night
“Hugely entertaining...A suspenseful piece of business
journalism.”—The New Yorker
“As thorough and detailed a story as he tells, Mr. Carter
entertains us every step of the way, peppering the page with more
rich comedic details than your average late-night monologue.”—The
New York Times
“Makes last year’s battle royale seem far more interesting than the
programs themselves.”—The Daily Beast
“A boisterous, two-timing, high-stakes drama about the business of
comedy at a sinking TV network.”—Associated Press
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