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WNYX News Radio?

- I'm the new news director.
- Congratulations.
- Thank you.

- Anything else I can do for you?

- Oh, you see, it's 8:57.

- I'll wait another 35 seconds
to arrive at 9am on the dot.
- Uh-huh.

- It's a nice jacket.
- Just uniform.

- Comes with the job.
- You don't say.

Thirty-three,
thirty-four,
thirty ...

Going to head on up now.

- So WNYX, it's on the 15th floor?..
- Fifteen.

See, now that's the business office.
You probably want the broadcast
offices, don't you?

That's at the Criterion building.
58th and Madison.

- That's three blocks up
and six blocks over.
- Oh my God. T-time...

8:59 and counting...
Welcome to New York!

With traffic and weather together
every twelve minutes,
this is WNYX Newsradio.

Servinq Manhattan, the outer boroughs,
and the entire tri-state area.

WNYX News time
on this Monday...

- Excuse me, I'm looking
for the station owner's office.
- Down the hall on the right.

- Thanks.
- Anytime, but he is not in there
right now.

Do you know where he is?

- Mr. James?
- Yes?

- Mr. James, I am so sorry I'm late.
- Were you late? I didn't notice.
Nine-fifteen?

What did you do -- walk
all the way from Wisconsin, huh?

I'm kidding.
Come on, Dave.

So, Dave, what are your goals
here at WNYX?

I just want to be the best damn
news director I can be.

Good. Good.
That kind ot strong language
don't fly with me,

- ...but you've got your own style,
I guess.
- I'm sorry.

Most of them had more experience
than you. But you wanna know
what made you so special to me?

- What's that, sir?
- Just a moment.

What? Huh?
Well, make it fast...

I'm in the middle of telling a guy
why he's so special to me.

No, no.
It's work-related.

- Afternoon, Ed.
- Hi, Jimmy.

I'm sorry I'm late, but
the traffic on the freeway was so bad...

- Oh hi, I'm Ed Harlow.
- Hi. I'm Dave Nelson.

- Oh, yeah, the new guy, right.
- Yeah.

- So, tell me what do you do here, Ed?
- I'm your news director.

You know --
run the station, pick the stories...

hiring, firing, what-have-you.
Come on back, Dave.

Uh, Ed? I think...
I think Mr. James...

wanted to... uh...

see me... in here.

then I gotta go
to the building site.

Uh? No, that's just for fun.
I like watching big trucks.

Yeah. I gotta go.

Mr. James, I just met Ed Barlow.
The news director?

Oh yeah. Ed.
You mean the fOrmer news director.

Oh. So he's staying on
to train me, is that it?

Dave, I haven't exactly told Ed
he's being cut loose yet.

Oh. Well, I can come back tomorrow.
Or it he needs a two-weeks' notice...

Two weeks? No, I'd rather
have you do it today.

- Rather have me do what today?
- Fire Ed.

You want me to fire Ed?

Well, it is in your contract:
firing, hiring, what have you.

Come on,
I want you to meet 'em today.

Pick it up!

Mr. James?

Oh, here you are.
This is Lisa.

How long are the pandas going
to be here for?

How many visitors have already
seen the pandas?

Uh, alright, alright.
Let me just ask you this.

Do the pandas make any kind of noise
or anything that might be
interesting on the radio?

Alright, thank you. Thank you.
I didn't actually need you
to do it for me now...

- What're you going to be doing here?
- Oh, I'm a new ...guy.

I'm.. I'm a new guy.

Ten points? What're you kidding me?
Are you pulling my chain?

- I'm sorry, sir, something wrong?
- I had a lot of EuroDisney.

- Sir, do they know
I'm the new news director?
- Nope.

I thought I'd give you the pleasure
of telling them.

Well, sir, I think I really
have to tell Ed before I tell
the rest of the staff.

- That's just, I mean, that's just
common courtesy.
- Whatever floats your boat. Matthew!

- Dave, it's Dave.
- No, this is Matthew.

- This is Dave Nelson.
- Hi, Dave.
- Hi

- What is it you're going
to be doing here?
- Uh, sports. New sports guy.

- What?!
- Dave, I'm just trying to keep
your little secret until, uh...

until you give Ed the news.
Have you told him yet, by the way?

- Well, I haven't really had a chance, sir.
- Rick, this is Dave.

- Dave. What is it you're going
to be doing for us, Dave?
- Sp-ports.

I'm the new sports guy.

Dave, I've gotta run.
I've gotta get to
a sporting good store.

- Oh, what are you buying, sir?
- The sore.

Actually, the whole chain.
Today is my day to load up on the freebies.

Can I set you up with anything?
Tubesocks, golfballs, what have you...

- Sir, I think we really have
to talk about this.
- Why, do you think it's bad investment?

No, sir, I want to talk about
the Ed situation.

Thank you.

Now, sir, before I just into
this Ed thing, I just want...

- Hi, Ed!
- Ed, Dave. Dave, Ed.

New, uh, new sport guy.
I'm sure you two have a lot
to talk about. I've gotta go.

Sports, huh?

Going to ball games and
getting paid for it.
Doesn't hardly seem like work, does it?

- I'd kill for your job.
- Hey, why don't we trade then, huh?

Oh god, are you okay?

That? Ah, it's my back.
It seizes up on me two, three,
four times a week.

That's terrible.

That's just terrible,
Is there anything I can...

Have you thought about maybe
taking some time off?

No, no, no, this job is the only thing
that keeps my mind off the pain. Beth!

I called Dr. Shelton,
he can give you an adjustment...

if you go over there right now.

Dave, I have to run, but, uh...
let's talk about this later.

Ed, I was actually kinda hoping
to get this all squared away right now.

- Why, is it bad news?
- Well, that sorta depends on
how you look at it, Ed.

Bad news is terrible for his back.
Try to keep it to the minimum.

Thank god this job gives me
full medical coverage.

...at the U.N. Security Council
the Secretary set an October timeline
for the complete troop withdrawl.

WNYX Newstime -- 9:28.
Catherine?

- Dave, would you like to see
the production booth?
- Sure, that's be great.

Well-well-well...
Hello, young lovers.

Shut up, Rick.

So, that Ed guy... he's quite
an interesting fellow.

Well, between you and me,
Ed is on his way out.

Oh god, so you know?
Oh god, I'm so relieved because...

it would great if I could just have...

oh, sorry... have someone I could talk to...

A cure for the common cold could be
no further away than you kitchen cupboard.

Dr. Jeffrey Chin has been dispensing
herbal remedies...

from his office on Watts Street
since 1953.

Chinese medicine has been around
for thousands of years...

- OK, what were you saying?
- How do you think I should handle this?

Just do your job well,
and you'll be fine,

'cause when Ed goes,
Jimmy is gonna make me the news director.

Aha. Ah... Is this something
Jimmy has told you?

No. Nobody else here's been putting
12-hour days, nights and weekends
three years.

And Jimmy notices,
believe me.

Lisa Miller, WNYX Newsradio,
in Chinatown.

Excuse me.

Lisa, have you ever heard the expression
that "journey is its own reward"?

That's very profound, Dave.
You know, for a sports guy.

- Ed!.. Ed!.. Ed?..
- Down here.

- Oh god, Ed. Are you all right?
- Yeah. Sometimes pain makes me
a little nauseous.

What's on your mind?

- How long have you been here
at WNYX, Ed?
- Four years.

Four years, and, uh,...
four good years from what I've heard.

Ed, I just heard you gave Catherine
the Al Gore interview.

And I have some thoughts on that
which I'd like to share with you...

Bill,
have you, uh, met Dave?

New sports guy, right?
Great, I love sports.

- I hear you are the best, buddy.
- Where did you hear that?

I.. heard your audition tape...

- Good stuff. Good pipes, clean delivery.
- I didn't send in the tape.

You're from Canada, "eh"?

- Wisconsin, actually.
- Wisconsin! Cool.

The Badgers state,
the nation's dairyland.

(in bad Wisconsin accent)
"Great country out there!"

Not so fast, Ed!

Don't you think that I should do
the Al Gore interview?

Because phone interviews keep me alert.

And if I'm not alert,
I might just start reading the news
very slo-o-owly-y-y-y,

...like thi-i-i-is.

- I will see what I can do.
- Thanks, buddy,

I know you'll make
the right deci-i-ision.

I love cheese.
Ciao!

Alright, uh... that was completely
disrespectful, wasn't it?

I'm the news director,
he can't talk to me like that.

Ed, Catherine wanted me to tell you that,
-- her words, not mine, -- ...

you have five seconds to drag your fat ass
into the booth and make the right decision
on the Al Gore interview.

- Coffee, Dave?
- Yes, please.

Great.
It's over by the booth.

Thank... thank you.

- Ed?
- Alright, that does it.
I quit.

- I, I'm sorry, what, Ed?
- I said I quit.

I'm not gonna put up with this lunacy anymore.
I've had it with Bill,

I've had it with Catherine,
I've had it with the whole Bill
and Catherine thing...

I don't need any Bills
or any Catherines in my life.

- I'll pick this up over the weekend.
- I got it.

Ed, I can't tell you how sorry I am
that you feel this way, but, uh...

obviously, there's no point in me trying
to talk you out of the decision that've put
so much thought into.

You got that right.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean,
all i can tell you is how sorry I am...

You tell Jimmy he can find some other idiot
to run this station.

I'll pass that along to him, Ed.

Dave,
can you believe this?

They get 250 bucks for one of these things,
doesn't even include the strings.

Look. See?
No strings.

Mr. James,
the Ed Harlow situation...

it has been confronted
and resolved.

Wow, that was fast.

Boy, you are a cold-blooded
son of a gun, Dave.

But, god bless you, I didn't think
you were the firing type.

Well, actually, Ed quit.
But that saves you two-weeks severance pay.

Quit? No, I didn't want Ed to quit.
I wanted you to fire him!

Well, it's really sorta moot point now,
isn't it, sir?

Get the box, will you, Dave?

Dave, Ed quits three times a week,

Sometimes he comes in on Sunday
to quit a few times without
any distractions.

Well, I did not know that.

Well, it looks like you've got
a walking, talking moot point
to deal with, doesn't it?

Pick it up!

- Ed, can we talk for a minute?
- Not now, I'm busy.

Look, Ed, it's really only gonna
take a minute...

- Ed! Ed! Ed!
- What?
- What did you think about my "New Yorker
of the Week" segment idea?

It won't work.

But, you know what, though? I was reading
an article in Broadcasting Monthly
about this station in Los Angeles
that just started doing it...

Yeah, but what do people in Los Angeles
care about the New Yorker of the Week?

No-no-no. In Los Angeles, the call it
"The Los Angeleno of the Week", see?

But that's funny, though.

Listen, uh... Broadcasting Monthly
says that if you...

Matthew, I, uh, don't read
Broadcasting Monthly.

Only idiots read
Broadcasting Monthly, 'kay?

But that you for your input.

Matthew, it's alright. You know,
I read Broadcasting Monthly too...

I just don't know
why he has to talk to me that way.

Matthew, things're gonna change.
You just have to give it some time.

I've given it enough time.
Things won't change. Please.

Matthew, you can't tell anyone
about this right now but...

I'm actually the new news director.

What?

- Yeah. I'm gonna be firing Ed.
- Are you serious?

Finally!

Oh, this is great, this is...
Thank you, David! Thank you.

That's all right.
We'll have to keep it to ourselves
for the time being, all right?

Ed, can we talk, please?
Ed?

Ed? Thanks.

- I'm sorry, I got excited.
I had to tell someone.
- Matthew!

- Tell everyone what?
- Dave here is the new news director.

(in low voice)
Don't tell anyone, though.

What?

I'm sorry, Lisa.
I really wanted to tell you
about this earlier but...

Wait a minute.
What's going on here?

Lisa, did you think you were going
to be the new news director?

What are you talking about?

Are you going to cry right here or,...
you're gonna save it up
for the cab ride home?

Shut up!
Rick, come on.

This is obviously very humiliating
for her right now.

Her dream just died.

Well, actually, Jimmy offered this job
to Lisa but she turned it down.

And that's right, isn't it, Lisa?

Yes.
That's right, I'm very happy where I am.

I'm not at a point in my career where
it is worth it to me to fire someone
so I can take their job.

Dave, so I guess officially I work for you now.
So, would you like me to fire Ed?

No, no, no, Beth.
But thank you. Thank you very much for...

for your...
let's just call it moxie.

Fire him as soon
as he walks out that door.

- Excuse me?
- Fire him right here, right now,
in front of everyone.

Listen to me,
it will help you down the line.

You are not exactly establishing yourself
as an authority figure with the staff.

She's right,
you know.

It's, like, you know how they say
that your first day in prison
you should act crazy...

and beat someone with a chair,
so that nobody will mess with you?

I've never actually heard that
before, Beth.

Will this chair do, or do you want
a lighter one to beat him with?

- Ed, can I talk to you in your office for...
- No, no, you've gotta do a sports update.

We do the sports at 11 after the hour.
You've got 30 seconds. We'll talk later.
Go! Go! Go!

What kind of cue to you want?
Visual, rolling, audio pre-cue, countdown?

Whatever you normally do will be fine.

I don't know if you've worked
with one of these...

we call it a microphone.

Thanks, Bill. You know, I did do
a little bit of this in college.

Then you won't be needing my help.

Just, just let me know when I'm on,
all right?

All right,
New York 108, Philadelphia 96.

Philadelphia. Philadelphia.

Philadelphia.
Is that alright for level?

Fine.
Philadelphia.

Okay, uh,
the Philadelphia 76ers.

Just let me know
when I'm on, Bill.

The Philadelphia 76ers.

The Philadelphia 76ers.

The Philadelphia 76ers....

...played a game of basketball today.

Here's Bill McNeal
to tell you all about it.

The Knicks played an affair
at Madison Square last night...

Charles Oakley led the boys in white
and blue to the 108-96 embarrassment...

of the Orlando Magic in the second
of the five game series...

What the hell was that?

Ed, uh, I'm sorry I'm not much
of a, uh, sports guy.

Oh really?

- Ed, can we talk about it in your office, please?
- No. We'll talk about it right here.

I don't know why Jimmy hired you,
but get the hell out of here.
You are fired!

Ed, I think if you go into your office,
I can explain.

- This oughta be good.
- Oh, it will be.

Ed, do you know the meaning
of the word "irony"?

Oh come on...

Poor Ed.

What are you talking about?
You wanted Ed out of here
as much as anybody.

Lisa, it is still a very sad thing
when a member of the family
has to be terminated.

Ed will need a moment to digest this.

I was sure you were going
to be in there for at least an hour.

Oh, no, no, no. I just spelled out the facts
for Ed...

and I gave him a brief memo
that sort of outlined the factors
that led to this decision...

And... I believe that
that is a perfectly reasonable response
considering the circumstances.

Dave, if you have a moment,
I have a few thoughts I'd like
to share with you...

Oh yes, yes,
the Al Gore thing, yeah, yeah.

- Catherine, you're gonna be doing
the Al Gore interview, OK?
- Thank you.

Thank you.
I'm sorry, Bill, your thoughts?

Why?
Because I'm the boss, Bill. That's why.
That's why, Bill.

And I will not be manipulated,
I will not be contradicted,
and I will not be intimidated.

I didn't realize you were a man
of such strong convictions...

of such deeply felt moral tenacity,
or such remarkable center...

All right, Bill,
I'm not gonna sucked up to either.

Well, you've eliminated all my options.
All that's left is backstabbing.

Matthew, can I borrow you chair
for a second?

Ed, look, I know this isn't gonna mean much
but if you need a reference...

I'm more than happy to help.

Oh thank you but, uh, I'm fine.
In fact, I'm great!

That's good, Ed.

Because I'm gonna go across the street
right now, to WXYP.

- You know who runs WXYP?
- No.

How could you.
It has to do with news radio.

My old college buddy
Tom Novachek.

And Tom Novachek has told me...

I have a standing offer
to be his news director
any time I want.

So... gosh...
so long, suckers!

That's great, Ed.

I think that's great for Ed.
I think we should all be happy for Ed.

I mean, that goes to show you. I mean,
even the darkest cloud is gonna have a si...

Dave, WXYP went out of business
three months ago.

I told Ed to read Broadcasting Monthly.

- What're you guys talking about?
- WXYP.

You know, that place never really recovered
since Tom Novachek passed away.

Dave, you wanted to talk to me?

Oh yeah. Oh, I see you bought
that sporting goods store?

No, I've decided to buy
a hockey team instead.

- What's on your mind?
- Well, uh... two things, sir.
- Good.

Well, first, I want to you to promise me
that when my time is up here...

you will tell me yourself
and not have my replacement fire me.

What's the second thing?

Well, I want you to know that
I understand now that what
you've put me through today,
was a test.

Could be.
Or it could be I'm just making it
all up as I go along.

- Well, which is it?
- You'll never know.

But, either way, you work for me now,
so see you tomorrow, Dave...

at 9 a.m. this time!

- Good night.
- Good night, Lisa. Oh, Lisa...

For what it's worth, I just want
to tell you. I think you'd make
a great news director.

Oh. Well, thank you.

And, who knows, maybe someday I will
get much chance at a job.

I'm sure you will.

Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow,
but... within three months.
Four, tops.

- Thanks for the vote of confidence.
- You're welcome.

What?

You've got, like, an eyelash...

- No... You're not...
- Here? Where?

You're not gett... May I?

- There we go.
- Thank you.

Listen...

I want to thank you for covering
for me out there today.

Oh, gosh, that?
Please, forget about that.

- I already have.
- Well, you don't really have to...

- See you tomorrow.
- Bye.

Hi, I'm looking for Dave Nelson.

- Oh, I'm Dave Nelson.
- Oh hi. I'm Jeff Adams.

- The new guy
- Wh-wh-what kind of the new guy?

- Um, a new sports guy.
- Sports?

- Are you OK?
- Fine, yeah, yeah.

So, Jeff, what do you think
of the big game tonight?

Knicks-Orlando? Oh, well,
Shaquille's scoring in the low 30s
but the Knicks're 28-8 at home.
I take the Knicks by 12.

Good to have you aboard, Jeff!