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Kay Alden
Priscilla Kay Alden (born October 24, 1946) is an American television writer and the former head writer for the soap opera, ''The Young and the Restless''. Career Alden began writing for ''The Young and the Restless'' as a script writer in 1974 while researching her dissertation at the University of Wisconsin-Madisonbr>She was promoted to associate head writer in 1987, then to co-head writer in 1997 She took over as head writer the following year when series co-creator William J. Bell stepped down from the position. With Alden as head writer, the show lost about two million viewers (most of the loss occurred in 2004 when Alden co-wrote the show with longtime ''Y&R'' scribe and producer John F. Smith), but all soap operas during that period experienced a similar scale of massive audience erosion. She quit ''The Young and the Restless'' in late 2006, and was then hired by Brian Frons, president of ABC Daytime, to consult on its serials ''All My Children'', '' General Hospital'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conci Nelson
Conci is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Elisabetta Conci (1895–1965), Italian politician * Nicola Conci Nicola Conci (born 5 January 1997) is an Italian cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the Vuelta a España. In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia. After ... (born 1997), Italian cyclist {{surname Italian-language surnames Surnames of South Tyrolean origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Financial Core
Financial Core (also known as FiCore or Fi-Core) refers to a legal carve out that permits workers opposed to participating in a labor union to be employed under the benefits of a union's contracts without compelling them to be a member of that union. The term "Financial Core" was first used in a 1963 United States Supreme Court decision, ''National Labor Relations Board v. General Motors''. The court determined, while workers cannot be compelled to be a union "member" as a condition of employment, they would be compelled to pay their share of a union's collective bargaining activities. The court referred to these collective bargaining costs as a union's Financial Core. The court's decision requiring all workers in a union facility or profession to pay toward collective bargaining costs stemmed from its determination that all workers employed in a union environment—even those opposed to being union members—benefit from the union's collective bargaining which improves wages, worki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the Daytime Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. The first ceremony was held in 1974, expanding what was originally a prime time-themed Emmy Award. Ceremonies generally are held in May or June. History The first Emmy Award ceremony took place on January 25, 1949. The first daytime-themed Emmy Awards were given out at the Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony in 1972, when '' The Doctors'' and '' General Hospital'' were nominated for Outstanding Achievement in a Daytime Drama. That year, ''The Doctors'' won the first Best Show Daytime Emmy. In addition, the award for Outstanding Achievement by an Individual in a Daytime Drama was given to Mary Fickett from ''All My Children ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Hamner
Scott Hamner (born 1956), is an American television writer. He is the son of Earl Hamner Jr., who turned his autobiography into ''The Waltons''. Positions held *'' The Homecoming: A Christmas Story'' (Actor, television movie: 1971) *'' Berrenger's'' (Writer, 2 episodes: 1985) *'' Boone'' (Writer, 2 episodes: 1983–84) *''Dynasty'' (Story and/or writer and/or teleplay and/or story editor: Season 6, 1985–86) *''Falcon Crest'' (Writer, 4 episodes: 1982–86) *''Knots Landing'' (Writer, 7 episodes: 1982–91. Story editor, 8 episodes: 1991) *''The Waltons'' (Writer, 3 episodes: 1981) *'' Second Chances'' (Executive Story Editor, entire series: 1993–94) *''As the World Turns'' (Writer, Script Writer, 6 episodes: 1995) *''Port Charles'' (Writer, Associate Head Writer, Head Writer: 1997–2000) *''The Young and the Restless'' (Story and/or writer, Co-Head writer: 2006–12) Awards and nominations Hamner, as part of the writing teams that he has worked with, has been nominated six ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynn Marie Latham
Lynn Marie Latham is an American television writer, producer, and showrunner. Her initial foray into writing for television was as a story editor for the series '' Berrenger's'' in 1985. That same year, Latham became a writer for the nighttime serial ''Knots Landing''. Career In 1991, she and husband Bernard Lechowick created the prime-time drama '' Homefront'', based in the post-World War II era. Latham co-created the television dramas '' Wild Card'', '' Hotel Malibu'', and '' Second Chances''. In addition to serving as Executive Producer on those series, Latham also executive-produced ''The District'' and '' That's Life''. She was a creative consultant on both ''Savannah'' and '' Pacific Palisades'', a writer and producer on ''Knots Landing'', and head writer for the ABC Daytime soap opera ''Port Charles''. Latham served as both Head Writer and Executive Producer of ''The Young and the Restless'' from 2006 to 2007. Her first episode as Y&R's head writer garnered 5,304,000 viewe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trent Jones
Trent Jones is an American soap opera writer, singer, and actor. Life and career Jones is a graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall school in Wallingford, Connecticut. He began playing rock star Ken George Jones on the ABC soap opera ''Ryan's Hope''. As well as acting in the role, Jones sang and composed some of his character's songs. He later was hired to become a script writer for the show, from 1982-83. He worked as a writer on the CBS soap operas ''Guiding Light'' (1983–89; 1991–93), ''Search for Tomorrow'' (1986), ''As the World Turns'' (2005), and ''The Young and the Restless'' (1993-2006). He was also head writer of ''Tribes'' in 1990 and co-head writer of ''The Young and The Restless'' from 2000–04. Most recently he created the web series ''Feed Me'', produced by Gordon Elliott. Personal life He lives in Westchester, New York with his wife Francesca Jones, a freelance artist. He has four daughters and one son. Awards and nominations Daytime Emmy Awards WINS *(1983; Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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