Family connections. (Station Break).(Billy Norris featured on late night shows)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, April, 2002 by Trigoboff, Dan

Fourteen-year-old part-time WTSP(TV) Tampa, Fla., and St. Petersburg Times film critic Billy Norris was in the middle of the late-night wars last week, courted by both NBC'S Tonight Show With Jay Leno and CBS's The Late Show With David Letterman. Seeking video of the youthful critic, Leno producers contacted Norris's editor for his phone number, according to the Times' Eric Deggans.

The editor's name? Gretchen Letterman--who mentioned the phone call to her brother, David. That Letterman jumped on the booking, and the Tampa teen critic appeared on his show last week.