David Letterman Former EP Robert “Morty” Morton
Summary: The man behind Letterman – Robert “Morty” Morton talks about “The Late Shift” which is based on his time during the Letterman/Leno feuds. Morty gives us insight to what it was like to be on the front lines of the backstabbing of the late night wars.<br> Also, Morty chimes in on who should replace Letterman and Leno if they are ever to retire.<br> Today’s show is part one of an interview with Morty.<br> You can watch the movie on Amazon (we get a cut).<br> <br> Listen to part 2 here!<br> <br> Listen to<a href="https://proudlyresents.com/morty2" target="_blank"> part two</a> where Morty talks about a cranky Regis, a crazy Kath Lee and who should Co-host with Kelly. Plus get behind the scenes of the Letterman/Bill Hicks story and hear how Tom Schneider busted Morty on air . Bonus: We’ll tell you who Tom Schneider is.<br> <br> Related: Talk show vet Todd Yasui reveals the softer side of Helen Kushnick and Jay Leno. PLUS! Exclusive Bill Cosby behind the scenes!<br> <br> <br> About Morty –<br> Robert “Morty” Morton is an American television producer most notable for his work as a producer and later co-executive producer of the <a title="NBC" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC">NBC</a> program <a title="Late Night with David Letterman" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Night_with_David_Letterman">Late Night with David Letterman</a>.<br> Morton went with Letterman to <a title="CBS" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS">CBS</a> in 1993 to serve as executive producer of CBS’ <a title="Late Show with David Letterman" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Show_with_David_Letterman">Late Show with David Letterman</a>, but left the show in 1996<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Morton_%28producer%29#cite_note-1">[1]</a> after trying to move the show to <a title="American Broadcasting Company" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company">ABC</a> and upsetting Letterman as a result.<br> Since leaving the Late Show, Morton has produced several programs, including <a title="Drew Carey's Green Screen Show" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Carey%27s_Green_Screen_Show">Drew Carey’s Green Screen Show</a>, <a title="The Wayne Brady Show" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wayne_Brady_Show">The Wayne Brady Show</a>, <a title="Over the Top (TV series)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over_the_Top_(TV_series)">Over the Top</a>, and <a title="Mind of Mencia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_of_Mencia">Mind of Mencia</a>. He returned to late-night television when he took over as executive producer for<a title="Lopez Tonight" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lopez_Tonight">Lopez Tonight</a> on <a title="TBS (TV channel)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TBS_(TV_channel)">TBS</a> in 2010.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Morton_%28producer%29#cite_note-2">[2]</a><br> He is a 1975 graduate of <a title="American University" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_University">American University</a> (<a class="mw-redirect" title="Washington, DC" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_DC">Washington, DC</a>).<br> <br> <br>
