LA Mayor Urges CBS To Bring Letterman Successor’s Show To West Coast

Burbank may have recently lost NBC’ The Tonight Show to NYC but LA’s Mayor wants CBS to make the City of Angels the home of the replacement to The Late Show With David Letterman. In a letter to CBS boss Les Moonves today after Letterman’s upcoming retirement was announced, Mayor Eric Garcetti urged him “to bring CBS’ next late night shoe to our city.” Garcetti has made increasing film & TV production in LA a top priority for his still fairly administration. Read Garcetti’s letter here:

Dear Mr. Moonves:
As a longtime fan, I was saddened to hear of David Letterman’s retirement. But as Mayor of Los Angeles, I am excited for the opportunity to encourage you to bring CBS’ next late night show to our city — the entertainment capital of the world.

I have made the entertainment industry a key priority for my administration. It’s a critical component to our city’s economy and identity. I created the Mayor’s Office of Motion Picture and Television Production, and under the leadership of Ken Ziffren, we are aggressively seeking to encourage more production here in Los Angeles by cutting red tape, lending proactive assistance, and by furthering public policy to compete with the financial incentives offered by other states.

I look forward to speaking with you about the possibility of bringing the successor to Mr. Letterman’s show to Los Angeles.

Sincerely,

Eric Garcetti
MAYOR


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