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Bourgeols, a member of the Catholic Maryknoll order, had been acting as a translator in El Salvador for WBBM, a Chicago television station owned...
John Zucker, WBBM's press manager, said yesterday that WBBM staff members in El Salvador have tried to talk with "people from both sides. Including the leftist opposition," but added that she does not know of any personal contacts between Bourgeois and the guerrillas...
...Rose M. Economou, producer, WBBM-TV in Chicago...
...with Los Angeles' KNXT for $150,000, was fired six months later during a ratings slump, and is now looking for work. "They put their guts on the line every day, and they know that if the ratings fall they could be gone just like that," says WBBM Station Manager David Nelson, snapping his fingers. Muses Schoumacher about his career: "It's nice now, but how long will it last? I'm glad I'll always know how to type...
...afford it. "Obviously there's a limit to what we can pay, but we haven't hit that limit yet," admits WNBC's Fein. WABC's Roger Grimsby may reach $300,000 when his new contract is signed this year, and Station Manager Nelson of WBBM predicts that salaries of top anchors will hit $500,000 within the next five years. Says one KNBC newsman: "Remember when you were a kid and the teacher told you not to read with your lips? Well, you shouldn't have listened...