Who is Byron Allen? Meet the Media Mogul Replacing Stephen Colbert at CBS
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Key Points:
- Byron Allen and his comedy talk show, Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen, will replace The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS starting May 22, following Colbert’s final show on May 21.
- CBS will air a two-hour comedy block featuring Comics Unleashed followed by another Allen-produced show, Funny You Should Ask, with Allen’s company buying airtime and selling ad spots to generate profit for CBS.
- Byron Allen began his career as a comedian at age 14 and became the youngest performer on The Tonight Show at 18, later building a significant media empire through Allen Media Group, which owns various TV programming and acquired The Weather Channel and a stake in Starz.
- Allen is recognized as a prominent media mogul advocating for Black ownership in media, with investments expanding his influence in television content production and distribution.
- Allen married TV producer Jennifer Lucas in 2007, and they have three children together.
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