O'Brien ends run on 'Tonight' show after 7 months

At first I thought this about City Council President Tom O'Brien, but thankfully he's lasted more than 7 months...he's made it into 7 terms.

No, it's Conan....

http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2010/01/23/obrien_thanks_fans_nbc_on_final_tonight_show/

The red-haired comic joined a band led by blond-wigged comic Will Ferrell with Beck and ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons for a raucous rendition of "Free Bird." O'Brien is free to move on now himself, after accepting a $45 million buyout from NBC to leave the show he long dreamed of hosting after only seven months.

Here's how I can connect Conan's departure to Newburyport politics....now we know why we're paying ridiculous amounts to get mediocre cable TV service!