October 24, 2003

Conan O'Brien now has another reason to stay up 'till the wee hours of the morning.

The Late Night host and his wife, Liza Powel O'Brien, are the proud parents of a new baby girl.

Neve O'Brien was born Tuesday at 5:13 p.m. in New York City, NBC announced Wednesday.

The little tyke weighed in at 6 pounds, 10 ounces, and mother, baby and father are doing well, said the network.

It's a first child for the couple, who wed in January 2002 in the bride's native Seattle.

The talk show host met Powel, an ad executive, during a skit about advertising on his show. After dating for more than a year, he proposed in July 2001.

The Harvard grad and former Saturday Night Live and Simpsons scribe, whose show scored an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Variety Series this year, recently celebrated his decade on the air with a 10th anniversary prime-time special.

O'Brien will return to work on Thursday.