An Interview with Ross The Intern from the Tonight Show with Jay Leno

For as long as I can remember, I have watched the Tonight Show, way back when it was Johnny Carson and his sidekick Ed McMahon. I have also watched the many years of Jay Leno hosting The Tonight Show as well. There was a Tonight Show correspondent that I instantly grew a liking to when I first saw him – Ross Mathews.

Ross “The Intern” Mathews came aboard the Tonight Show almost 5 years ago. He was initially hired on as an intern for The Tonight Show during his senior year of college at the University of La Verne in California. Every day, Ross would go to work as an intern, all the while pursuing his dreams of being a talk show host. 

The last day of his internship, the Head Writer of The Tonight Show caught wind that he had dreams of being on television, and so, they gave him the opportunity to do so. They set Ross out on an assignment to cover the Ocean’s 11 premier with actor George Clooney. The rest, as they say, was history. Ross became such an instant success on the Tonight Show that he was soon covering other huge events, such as the Olympics, and the Oscars.

Perhaps it was Ross’ adorable laugh or lovable attitude that filtrated thru the television that made me like him. I believe that it is more the passion for the job that is prevalent when he interviews celebrities that makes Ross so enjoyable. I was greatly pleased when I saw that Ross had his own blog, a form of communication that has become so widely popular. I began to visit his blog regularly, and now do not miss a day of his funny antidotes. 

Ross created his original blog, which he is proud (and his fans are excited!) to say has moved to its new home with NBC. The website can now be viewed at: http://blog.nbc.com/ross_blog/ . I am truly happy that Ross has his own blog that brings so many people joy and laughter each and every day.