LOST ANGELES Episode 14 JOHNNY CARSON'S PROPERTIES Part 2 with Special Guest architect ED NILES
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LOST ANGELES with Host Laura Craven
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LOST ANGELES Episode 14 features Part 2 of the 2-part JOHNNY CARSON'S PROPERTIES Special, a deep dive into the television legend's Southern California homes and historic locations. On this episode, Host Laura Craven presents a rare and exclusive interview with Johnny Carson's Malibu-based architect ED NILES.
ED NILES designed Carson's Malibu masterpiece, located high on a bluff on Point Dume, where the television legend spent the last two decades of his life. The architect originally designed the property in 1978 and he worked closely with Carson over the years to develop and upgrade this spectacular oceanfront property to Carson's specifications. Niles shares never-before-heard stories of his long friendship and working relationship with the television legend.
For more information about ED NILES go to www.ednilesarchitect.com
For Part 1 of the LOST ANGELES Johnny Carson's Properties Special, featuring "Carson Podcast" host MARK MALKOFF, go to Episode 13 of LOST ANGELES on the jasoncharles.net Podcast Network or wherever you get your podcasts.
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