here is a bit about other talk show hosts,
esp. ones from nebraska..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Cavett
Before leaving for college, he worked as a caddy at the Lincoln Country Club. He also began doing magic shows for $35 a night under the tutelage of Gene Gloye. He attended the 1952 convention of the International Brotherhood of Magicians in St. Louis and won Best New Performer trophy. Around the same time, he met fellow magician Johnny Carson, 11 years his senior, who was doing a magic act at a church in Lincoln.

As a result of his Nebraska upbringing, Cavett has had a strong affinity for the culture of the Sioux and other native tribes of the Great Plains and has owned many artifacts. This interest ultimately would lead to his TV interview with Dr. John Neihardt.

/Some of the hosts of evening talk and varietyshows have been from nebraska, including Johniie Carson and Dick Cavett.

and jadck paar , who was a former tponight show host, died almost a year ago.http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/paar_j.html