Besides being a music journalist, she worked as a news writer at Askoli for some time.

The news writer picked up the pages and ran full speed to his desk.

"People want to get back to work," said one striking news writer who asked not to be identified.

Eleven of the 18 news writers to be laid off on Jan. 3 are women.

Two news writers said the new positions were outside the union jurisdiction.

At the heart of the dispute is whether news writers and producers are professionals.

Just last week, 10 news writers out of about 40 were offered buyouts.

Hired as a local news writer, he also began doing sportscasts.

But no one, not even the most fanciful of news writers, predicted the next development that came.

Tarlau retired from television in January 2010 after 46 years as a news writer and producer.