Will the Strike Kill the Soaps?; Inside Strike Negotiations

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Claude Brodesser-Akner

Produced by:

Matt Holzman

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What's it like to negotiate during a strike? We talk with the man who led talks for employees during the acrimonious 1994 supermarket walkout. Plus, will the writers' strike be another nail in the coffin of once wildly profitable daytime soap operas?

Note: This edition of The Business will not air live at its usual time slot on KCRW as it will be pre-empted by special holiday programming. It will air at 7pm.

Guests:

Peter Reckell: Soap-opera star
Kristian Alfonso: Soap-opera star
Michael Logan: Reporter, TV Guide
Ken Corday: Executive Producer, 'Days of Our Lives'
Steve Stemerman: Labor Negotiator, Davis Cowell and Bowe

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