NBC Had To Step In
The mobster continued to become violent towards Johnny, when Jilly decided to step in and calm the situation down. The mobster then decided to go after Carson and put a hit out on him. Johnny stayed holed up at home until NBC executive David Tebet stepped in and reached out to “the right people.”
NBC Had To Step In
What Happened Next
Tebet reached out to George Wood, an agent who was in touch with Joseph Colombo, the alleged head of the “Five Families of New York and New Jersey.” Colombo made it clear that he wanted NBC to cover the Italian-American Civil Rights League’s “Italian-American unity rally” on TV in exchange for leaving Carson alone. Tebet agreed, and the feud was finally resolved.
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What Happened Next
