Daly: NBC Gave Ultimatum to Return to TV

[Akoto]

LOS ANGELES — For Carson Daly, the phrase "the show must go on" has taken on a whole new significance. "An ultimatum was put in front of me," Daly told the Los Angeles Times of his decision to return to host NBC's "Last Call With Carson Daly" during a continuing writers' strike. "It was, 'Put a new show on Dec. 3 or 75 people are fired. What's your answer?'"

Daly said he quickly decided he couldn't live with putting loyal staffers out of work, the newspaper reported Monday. When asked who at NBC delivered the ultimatum, Daly said it was his "immediate bosses" but wouldn't be more specific.

Messages left with an NBC spokeswoman seeking comment Monday were not immediately returned.

Daly told his studio audience a similar story on his first show back, saying he didn't want to do the show without his writers, but felt he had to save staff member jobs.

Link: http://www6.comcast.net/tv/articles/2007/12/25/People.Carson.Daly/

[CC]

1. Sounds about right since NBC laid off

Leno's staff and told them they would not be guaranteed a job when the writers' strike was over.

[Selatius]

2. NBC, owned by defense giant General Electric. Remember that, boys and girls.

Because it will only get worse with more media consolidation.