Recent Examples of ravage from the Web. 1  The Rice football will set up camp on the campus of TCU while the ravages of Hurricane Harvey continue to wreak havoc on Houston. â , star-telegram, Houston-area teams take refuge from Harvey in North Texas, 28 Aug. 2017.
NBC Likely Fired Leno for Being Too Harsh on Obama. Jay Leno finally signed off of The Tonight Show after 22 years of hosting. And he made it clear from the opening that it wasnât by choosing. He began with the âjokeâ that his departure was not his own choice. âI donât like goodbyes,â he said.
In August 2012, the New York Times reported that NBC laid off 20-25 Tonight Show staffers. In order to keep the number of lay offs low, Leno took a pay cut himself. Before that, it was estimated that Leno was earning $25 million a year. Itâs estimated that he was making $15 million a year by the time he left Tonight. âJayâs foremost concern is for the wonderful people who work for The Tonight Show,â a spokesman for Leno told the NY Times at the time. âHe did what was necessary to ensure their well-being.â. According to The Wall Street Journal, NBC was trying to cut Tonightâs $100 million annual budget by 20 percent.