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The Carson Podcast

Melanie Workhoven

The Carson Podcast

Mark Malkoff

Tv & Film, Comedy

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Melanie Workhoven joins Mark to discuss her father, Merrill Workhoven’s longtime friendship with Johnny and knowing Johnny since his Omaha radio days at WOW.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Carson podcast listeners, I still can't believe.

0:03.2

My new book, Love Johnny Carson, is out.

0:05.3

I will be in Chicago on Thursday, November 6th at 6 p.m. at the Museum of Broadcast Communications.

0:12.5

I'll be talking about my book.

0:13.8

I'll be signing copies.

0:15.1

Please check it out.

0:16.3

And then I'm going to be in Nebraska on Saturday, November 8th at 1 p.m. in Norfolk, Nebraska. I thought it was

0:24.2

pronounced Norfolk. They say Norfolk. That will be at 1 p.m. at the Elkhorn Valley Museum,

0:31.6

which features Johnny Carson artifacts. It's going to be a lot of fun. Please buy my new book, love Johnny Carson, and leave

0:39.8

a review on Amazon. It would be a huge help. I knew this is where comedy was. Johnny Carson

0:49.1

changed my life twice. It was just like a dream. It was just like everything I'd worked for and dreamed

0:55.8

about has come to fruition. They said Johnny fell over laughing. It makes me so happy. I made him laugh.

1:03.6

But with Johnny, you knew you knew you had a kid audience and you could really go great.

1:08.4

My wife at the Crip, all hell broke looks backstage. People were running up and said,

1:11.9

go back out, go back out.

1:13.5

Johnny, you want you back?

1:14.4

I walked back through the curtain, very calm.

1:15.8

And Johnny, I took a bow,

1:17.2

and Johnny put that little circle up to the finger.

1:19.2

And I knew I got it away.

1:34.9

Welcome, as I continue to promote my new book, I'm going to be doing some fun, new conversations.

1:43.2

Today, my guest is Melanie Workhoven, who knew Johnny when he was still doing radio and TV in Omaha, Nebraska.

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