I think you have to give Tom Snyder a lot of credit for doing this interview. Most people his age don't care, or can't care, or won't care, about what Clash was then or what they were all about. He at least tried to get at something deeper than the surface -- deeper perhaps than even the band wanted to explore. He was a class act, and we are worse off for not having his equal in this day and age.

More famous than Elvis? No. I doubt anyone under the age of 40 remembers him. But I (46) do, fondly. He was an amazing broadcaster, a real original. He is the first anchor I remember watching regularly, at KNBC in Los Angeles. The Tomorrow Show was worth staying up for, and his style was so distinctive that both Dan Ackroyd and Jane Curtin (as Snyder's mother, also dressed in a leisure suit and smoking like a chimney) imitated him hilariously on SNL.

Apparently so were his eyebrows!

Man The Clash are annoying.

Well, he's not entirely obsure to people under 40. He did have a late night show on CBS for the last half of the 90's, which I watched regularly.

I remember Tom on television in Phila in the 60's. His Tomorrow shows had the most memorable interviews with people you might have thought would not be interesting. He made them interesting. He was so familiar, like a brother. I enjoyed so much hearing about his mother, daughter and granddaughter. Those who remain have my deepest sympathy.

he was the best on late night, always good interviews with a wide veriaty of guests from all walks of life. there are no more like him. just charlie rose but he is mostly politics and on a good day would be a distant second to Tom.

Got to talk to Tom one night with Actor Steve Guttenberg From Police Academy Movie on LATE LATE SHOW On CBS TV In 1990's. That was a great night to talk to Tom and Steve. I forgot to record it on VCR then. Garfield, New Jersey was on the Map that night thanks to TOM SNYDER!!! Thank you Tom!!!!

I only remember Tom Snyder from the Late Late Show and just loved him...I never watched the show after he left until Craig Ferguson took over .. love him to!

Bye the way - I know who Bruce Forsyth is - oops must be english!

28 years old and loved Tom Snyder

I remember seeing this interview way back when. I miss Tom on late night TV he was really the last of the good network interviewers. His real spiritual successor is not Craig Ferguson, that's for sure. More like Charlie Rose who is good at what he does but Snyder was more engaging and personable. I miss the Clash too.

Akroyd did him so well that's all I see and hear now when you say "Tom Snyder"...that great version of Tom's laugh Dan did, and the ADD chainsmoking.

The biggest of yesterday's losses, IMO.