Writers Guild of America, west

...and John Howard Lawson were its first two presidents during the SWG era. Daniel Taradash was president of WGAw from 1977 to 1979. David Young is the WGAw's current Executive Director and most recently served as the Guild's chief negotiator...

In this article: Patric Verrone, Revenue, DVD, Authors Guild, and National Labor Relations Board

...charged with violating the 2007 strike rules was afforded a due-process hearing before a trial committee made up of rank-and-file WGAW members in accord with the guild's constitution," guild spokesman Neal Sacharow said. "In this case, Mr....

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...nice guy, but I hope he falls flat on his face and we get five dramas back," said Wells, who was recently elected president of the Writers Guild of America, West. But there was little indication that writers and actors beyond those on ABC...

In this article: Jay Leno, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Wells, NBC, Seinfeld, Hugh Laurie, HBO, ER, The New Adventures of Old Christine, and Curb Your Enthusiasm

...Recording Industry Association of America; Reed Elsevier; SESAC; Software & Information Industry Association; Sony Pictures Entertainment; Time Warner; Universal Music Group; Viacom; The Walt Disney Company; Writers Guild of America, West.

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...by members, and lost a battle to keep Allen in his job. The result follows a similar outcome in a closely contest election at the Writers Guild of America, West, where members also tapped "Southland" executive producer John Wells, a...

In this article: Ken Howard, Anne-Marie Johnson, Alan Rosenberg, Hollywood, Southland, Screen Actors Guild, Patric M. Verrone, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and Emmy

...the executive producer behind the hit TV shows "ER" and "The West Wing," has been elected for the second time as president of the Writers Guild of America, West, ending a tight race that brought to the surface sharp divisions inside the...

In this article: John Wells, Patric M. Verrone, MASH, Allegation, and Southland

...ended Thursday night at the guild's membership meeting. A total of 2,348 valid ballots were cast, one of the largest turnouts in WGAW history. The ballot count was supervised by Robbin Johnson of Pacific Election Services, Inc., an...

In this article: Patric Verrone, Tom Schulman, WGAW, Fiscal year, and Recession

...Hollywood found out Leno had not been charged but only because his name did not appear on the press release of offenders cited by the WGAw trial committees. Sources close to Leno asked me to post on my Web site that he was unanimously...

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LOS ANGELES Jay Leno has dodged disciplinary action after being accused of breaking union rules last year. On Tuesday, the Writers Guild of America, West sent an e-mail to members listing those found guilty of breaking ranks during a...

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...the show Late-night talk show host Jay Leno has one less thing to worry about before he launches into prime-time next month. The Writers Guild of America, West has cleared Leno of allegations that he ran afoul of the guild's strike...

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