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Conan To Pay Staffers Out Of Pocket

First Posted: 03/28/08 03:45 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 01:20 PM ET

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With his nonstriking "Late Night" staffers facing layoffs after Friday, Conan O'Brien has promised to cover their salaries next week, an NBC spokeswoman said Thursday.

"He's paying the staffers' salaries out of his own pocket," NBC spokeswoman Rebecca Marks said. She said O'Brien had informed his staffers earlier in the day. The nonwriting staff numbers about 75.

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With his nonstriking "Late Night" staffers facing layoffs after Friday, Conan O'Brien has promised to cover their salaries next week, an NBC spokeswoman said Thursday. "He's paying the staffers' sala...
With his nonstriking "Late Night" staffers facing layoffs after Friday, Conan O'Brien has promised to cover their salaries next week, an NBC spokeswoman said Thursday. "He's paying the staffers' sala...
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mamacat
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07:11 AM on 12/01/2007
Not taking sides, just expressing a view.
It should be possible to resolve the issues involved in this strike without a strike. Stikes hurt all concerned, but sometimes management leaves workers no choice.
With the numerous examples from recent decades of management paying themselves ridiculous salaries, while stealing pensions and ruining the companies they are supposed to be working for, it is not surprising that there would be a need for a strike.
Nowadays there are too many top level executives who operate on the principle of "steal all you can, and run like hell."
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ChiGuy
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2256 Fans
11:23 PM on 11/30/2007
It's about damned time, O'Brien.
Letterman has been doing it since day 1 of the strike.

Btw, I think it's going to be tragic to watch Conan The Inane drive the Tonight Show into the ground.
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Brainspore
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11:15 AM on 11/30/2007
The network is getting ready to fire the employees who decided NOT to strike? All the more reason for them to go with the union.
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avraamjack
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09:51 AM on 11/30/2007
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Conan is cool.
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The only way he could be cooler is if he was not boning Jay out of his show in 2009.
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MrBinkster
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10:25 PM on 11/29/2007
Rock on Conan ! And never forget -
'9/11 was an Inside job.'
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willo
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10:15 PM on 11/29/2007
Just sit back and don't get excited Conan. The strike will be over soon enough. Just let the thing takes it's course.
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ipitombi
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09:54 PM on 11/29/2007
Why not? He's got the red hairing for it.
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eastearll
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09:36 PM on 11/29/2007
How about he pay Me to watch?
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DietrichMoody
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09:03 PM on 11/29/2007
Didn't Letterman do this Already?

Gee this guy is a TOOL. just like Jay Leno....
Corporate whores....

Talk shows host have gotten farther and farther from the truth that was Johnny Carson.
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