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1. Chris Keyser Elected President of Writers Guild of America, West

   4:50 pm 9/16/2011

   • by Jay A. Fernandez

   The new board member defeated former president Patric Verrone, who led the guild into the four-month strike of 2007-08.Read more

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   NBC Nabs Women's Prison Drama From John Wells (Exclusive)

   1:14 pm 9/15/2011

   • by Lacey Rose

   John Wells Productions has sold the drama project "Bad Girls."Read more

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3. John Wells Productions Adapting Pair of Books

   1:05 pm 9/12/2011

   • by Lesley Goldberg

   Walter Mosley will adapt his "Easy Rawlins" series for NBC, while ABC is developing Carol Wolper's "Anne of Hollywood" novel.Read more

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   Emmys: 12 Drama and Comedy Writer Contenders to Watch

   1:41 pm 6/21/2011

   • by Stacey Wilson

   This year's pool of Emmy-worthy scribes is a refreshing mishmash of big names, upstarts and 2011's most famous showrunner.Read more

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5. WGA West President John Wells Will Not Seek Reelection (Exclusive)

   4:36 pm 6/18/2011

   • by Jonathan Handel

   Candidates for 2011-2013 may include past president Patric M. Verrone and board member Christopher Keyser.Read more

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   Why Emmy Snubs Kids

   6:37 pm 6/8/2011

   • by Stacey Wilson

   The academy says "it's a golden age" for young actors working in primetime. So why has there been a 26-year drought without a winner?Read more

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   Emmys: 5 Contenders to Watch in Crafts Categories

   5:28 pm 6/4/2011

   • by Marisa Guthrie

   See what it takes to create a throne made of swords or replicate hairstyles from the 1960s.Read more

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   John Wells: How Showtime's 'Shameless' Almost Didn't Happen

   4:12 pm 1/14/2011

   • by Lesley Goldberg

   Showtime’s newest hit "Shameless" was a long time coming — eight years with stops at two other networks — for executive producer John Wells.Read more

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