Former Johnny Carson producer dies in ABQ

A NEW MEXICO MAN -- BEST KNOWN AS JOHNNY CARSON'S PRODUCER -- HAS PASSED AWAY. LEGENDARY WRIT...  More »

A NEW MEXICO MAN -- BEST KNOWN AS JOHNNY CARSON'S PRODUCER -- HAS PASSED AWAY. LEGENDARY WRITER AND PRODUCER RUDY TELLEZ DIED THIS PAST WEEK. THE EMMY AWARD WINNER HAS LIVED IN ALBUQUERQUE THE PAST SIX YEARS ... AND ALSO CALLED SANTA FE AND LAS CRUCES HOME. AMONG HIS MANY BIG GIGS ... TELLEZ SPENT FOUR YEARS AS THE PRODUCER OF N-B-C'S TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON. HIS WIFE SHOWED US SOME OLD PHOTOS TODAY. 6:34 'he loved people, he loved humor, he loved to have a humor aspect to his shows.-6' 17:51 'comedy and controversy were things that really sparked his interest.-3' TELLEZ IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, TWO SONS ... AND THEIR CHILDREN. SERVICES WILL BE HELD DECEMBER 12TH IN LAS CRUCES AT GRAHAM'S MORTUARY. RUDY TELLEZ WAS  « Less