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Daily Talker: Who Should Replace Letterman?

David Letterman says he'll be stepping down from the "Late Show" next year, when his current contract with CBS expires.

During a taping of Thursday's edition of "Late Show," Letterman startled his audience with the news.

He specified no end date, saying he expects his exit will be in "at least a year or so, but sometime in the not too distant future -- 2015, for the love of God, (band leader) Paul (Shaffer) and I will be wrapping things up."

What he'll be wrapping up is three decades on the air -- the longest tenure of any late-night talk show host in U.S. television history -- since he launched "Late Night" at NBC in 1982.

We want to know who you think should replace Letterman on the "Late Show", and why? Share your comments below, and watch for them on WBZ News in the Morning from 4:30 to 7:00 a.m.

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