NPR: Arsenio Hall https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=g-s1-116553 en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:35:58 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Arsenio Hall https://www.npr.org/tags/g-s1-116553/arsenio-hall Even when Arsenio Hall's show was a hit, 'everyone wanted it to be something else' Hall's late-night show gave hip-hop a home on TV and helped propel Bill Clinton to the White House. "I wanted to do this show that didn't exist when I was a kid," he says. Hall's memoir is <em>Arsenio</em>. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:35:44 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/06/nx-s1-5763692/arsenio-hall-memoir https://www.npr.org/2026/04/06/nx-s1-5763692/arsenio-hall-memoir

Hall's late-night show gave hip-hop a home on TV and helped propel Bill Clinton to the White House. "I wanted to do this show that didn't exist when I was a kid," he says. Hall's memoir is Arsenio.

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