http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/05/Conan-OBrien-Pays-Staff-Through-WGA-Strike.aspx What is there to say? Some bosses are just nice to work for. This is the first week that Conan O’Brien, host of NBC’s LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’BRIEN, will pay the salaries of nearly eighty members of his staff, who are currently out of work due to production shutdowns caused by the WGA strike. Unlike fellow late night host David Letterman, who owns his own show, Craig Ferguson’s LATE LATE SHOW, and the production company that employees those shows’ staffers, O’Brien will be tapping his personal bank account to aid his staff, who are employed by NBC. His own eight-figure salary has been suspended until production on LATE NIGHT resumes. O’Brien’s (foolish) generosity is said to be rooted in the deep sense of loyalty shared by he and his staff — loyalty which will most likely factor into 2009, when O’Brien will relocate (staff in tow?) to the West Coast, in order to take over for Jay Leno on THE TONIGHT SHOW. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/05/Conan-OBrien-Pays-Staff-Through-WGA-Strike.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/05/Conan-OBrien-Pays-Staff-Through-WGA-Strike.aspx#2428 good deal brokun1 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/05/Conan-OBrien-Pays-Staff-Through-WGA-Strike.aspx#2428 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:23:12 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/05/Conan-OBrien-Pays-Staff-Through-WGA-Strike.aspx#2432 thats cool of him tinkluvspan http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/05/Conan-OBrien-Pays-Staff-Through-WGA-Strike.aspx#2432 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:04:54 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/05/Conan-OBrien-Pays-Staff-Through-WGA-Strike.aspx#2501 its good of him but he can afford it WAVELYN http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/05/Conan-OBrien-Pays-Staff-Through-WGA-Strike.aspx#2501 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:24:51 GMT