WHERE ARE THEY NOW: RICHARD ALLEN (WRITER; ATWT)

Richard Allen, radio-TV-film professor, and Adam Schiffer, political science assistant professor, shared their distinct views on celebrities in a media-crazed society and answered questions from several students among the nearly 50 in attendance.... As former head writer for soap operas, such as "Days of our Lives" and "As the World Turns," Allen recalled his boss's consistent demand to "come up with something people are going to be talking about over the back fence."

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