When he was a child growing up in Old Town, Maine, Dan Cashman was a huge fan of late-night talk shows – especially “Late Night with David Letterman,” which aired on NBC from 1982-1993, and ...

Cashman said Letterman was the best, but Elson was also a great interview. Cashman, 47, has said that Letterman was his No. 1 influence and he has asked him to appear on the show for several years.

SUMMERS: Dan Cashman, host of Maine's "The Nite Show." Its final episode airs tomorrow. Thank you so much for joining us. And, Dan, congratulations. CASHMAN: Thank you, Juana.

Down-to-earth patriarch Dan Cashman ran (and still runs) Bismarck's Cashman Nursery, which he cleverly promoted with TV ads featuring his six telegenic kids. From an early age, the Cashman kids ...