The longtime talk show host has reached a deal with the union representing the striking writers. His CBS chatfest will return January 2 with a full staff.
⿿I am grateful to the WGA for granting us this agreement. We⿿re happy to be going back to work, and particularly pleased to be doing it with our writers,⿿ Letterman said in a statement Friday.
⿿This is not a solution to the strike, which unfortunately continues to disrupt the lives of thousands. But I hope it will be seen as a step in the right direction.⿿
Jeff Hermanson, a Writers Guild of America executive, told Reuters Friday that the guild and Letterman⿿s production company, Worldwide Pants, had reached a ⿿full, binding, independent agreement⿿ that will pay scribes for their work that appears on the Internet.
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