David J. Young Named Executive Director of WGA West
The Board of Directors of the Writers Guild West named David J. Young as the WGA's new executive director. Young has been in the position on an interim basis since last September.
Young replaces John McLean, who was ousted last year. Young's appointment must be confirmed by the 9,500-member guild, which represents Hollywood TV and film writers.
The veteran labor official brought more aggressive tactics to the guild as it seeks to make major gains for writers in such areas as reality TV, animation and digital downloading.
