Re: Union rules affect talk show

[ASchinella@aol.com]

it is aftra that radio talk show hosts are under and the union has complained 
to the station that howie's sidekicks are not union, therefore should not be 
allowed on the air unless they receive union wages. according to the boston 
globe, when they did a story on ray flynn getting a show on saturdays, they 
stated that the aftra hourly rate is somewhere between $40-50. when i was 
considering doing the same thing vb does, the going rate was about $6 an 
hour, although i am sure that vb gets more than that. not only that but it 
costs about $900 to join aftra annually, and there isn't any job search 
services, placement or anything, which is why i have never joined. 

In a message dated 4/5/99 3:18:09 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
bluesradio_99@yahoo.com writes:

<< If you've listened to Howie Carr lately, you've
 noticed that his sidekicks like (producer) Doug
 "Virgin Boy" Goudy, (assistant producer) Sandy,
 and Paul "Butchy" Brennan have been silent lately.
 When asked about it, Howie has said that it's due
 to "the union" (which one? AFTRA?)....>>

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