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Verrone: 'Kids' a 'tragedy'


August 29, 2007 WGA West president Patric Verrone said Tuesday that the controversy surrounding juvenile working conditions on the set of CBS' "Kid Nation" demonstrates the need for greater guild representation on reality TV productions. "Working conditions in reality are an issue for the Writers Guild when they violate overtime and other wage and hour laws," Verrone said in an interview. In the "Kid Nation" situation, parents of some of the more than 40 children who took part in the show complained of long working hours and other working conditions.

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