Tom Snyder Dead At 71

American Voices

August 2, 2007 | ISSUE 43•31

Late night talk-show host Tom Snyder died Sunday after a long battle with leukemia. What do you think?

It's not inconceivable that, even in this state, he could get another show.

Ben Weissman
Grocer
He'll be missed. He had that unique quality where no matter how much he knew about the people he was interviewing, he still sounded dated and out of touch.

Robert Green
Safety Inspector
I'll miss his boisterous laugh. It always woke me up when I had fallen asleep on the couch.

Ellen Clarke
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