John Melendez Is a Father for a Third Time

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ ``Tonight Show'' announcer John Melendez is a father for a third time. <br/><br/>Oscar David Melendez weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces when he was born Sunday just after midnight.

Tuesday, December 27th 2005, 10:48 am

By: News On 6

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ ``Tonight Show'' announcer John Melendez is a father for a third time.

Oscar David Melendez weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces when he was born Sunday just after midnight. He was believed to be the first baby born in the San Fernando Valley in 2006.

``It's just funny that my husband's the one who usually is in the spotlight,'' mother Suzanna Melendez, 39, said. ``To pick how you come into this world and have it be New Year's Day is pretty funny to me.''

Oscar has two sisters, ages 9 and 5.

``Three kids already, I might have to ask Jay Leno for a raise. That's a lot of mouths to feed,'' said Melendez, 40.

Melendez is known to Howard Stern fans as ``Stuttering John,'' who carried out cringe-inducting red-carpet interviews for Stern's radio show before moving to the ``Tonight Show.''