NBC Faces Major Labor Talks Over 1980 Production Plan
NBC and the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians are locked in extended negotiations over an 18 to 36 month contract. NBC seeks a three year extension with a 25 percent wage rise while NABE demands more time and higher pay. A mid-September membership vote will decide whether talks resume or move to contract expiration in March 1980.
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New Man Frank Guida Takes Over NBC Today Role
Frank Guida becomes the fourth full time newscaster in NBC Today history. He plans to expand his duties beyond writing and anchoring to include reporting from varied locations. Guida, 38, rose from WNBC reporter to host after eight years with NBC.
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Wayne Biography Planned by CBS and ABC Rival Biopics
CBS and Warner Bros plan a three hour film based on Shooting Star, a Wayne biography by Maurice Zolotow, while Michael Wayne announced ABC will produce the family's own film biography. Wayne calls the Zolotow book unauthorized and almost fiction, saying he was not consulted.
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