ABC entertainment president Stephen McPherson kicks off his morning griling from a guy who identifies himself as being from a Sarasota, Fla., newspaper.
Guy's at the back of the room and a bunch of us turn around because 1) real TV critics generally don't identify themselves by publication at these things; and 2) the guy's voice sounded familiar.
But without my glasses, I didn't immediately recognize him as Jimmy Kimmel. (Hey, he looks thinner off TV -- what can I say?)
Anyway, his questions all had to do with the reports that ABC's courting Jay Leno for a late-night show after he leaves NBC's "Tonight Show" next year to make room for Conan O'Brien.
McPherson, of course, is noncommittal, using the stunt to plug Kimmel instead (and to tweak his counterparts at NBC, saying, "I can't believe they're going to let this guy go at the top of his game").
But Kimmel, like any good reporter, is persistent, finally asking: "Are you at all afraid that if you do replace Jimmy Kimmel, he might do something crazy to you and your car?"
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