From KCRW in Santa Monica and KCRW.com, I'm Kim Masters, and this is the business.

You listen, if you listen and learn, then you're going to be able to do anything you want next time.

Everybody takes your business, business, really, really, all white life.

He doesn't clean, please.

What's with him?

Oh, I'm afraid we've gone Hollywood.

Old age ain't no place for cissies.

Betty Davis said it.

I think she was quoting H.L. Menkin.

And certainly it's true, in Hollywood especially, where old age comes pretty young.

And that goes for behind the camera as well as in front of it.

This week on the business, we're going to talk about age discrimination with two television

writers who were plaintiffs in a recently settled suit against the studios, networks, and talent

agencies.

But first, it's the Hollywood news banter.

Stay close.

It's the business from KCRW.

You can imagine Hollywood, everything is really driven by making money.

What's with him?

I'm afraid he's gone to Hollywood. Hollywood. I'm joined in the studio by my fellow banterer John Horn in the Los Angeles Times.

Hello, John.

Hello, Kim.

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