Premise: Richard A. Ludwin (born May 27, 1948) is an American television executive and former vice president at NBC Television. He is notable as the executive who backed Jerry Seinfeld's series "Seinfeld", which went on to become one of the most popular and successful television sitcoms of all time. He was also the head of NBC's late night programming during the Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno conflict in 2010.
Hypothesis: Conan O'Brien was good friends with Richard.