Though rumored for many weeks, Dena Higley has now officially been named the head writer Days of our Lives. Higley's reinstatement as head writer ends a three-year absence from the show. Higley joined the DAYS writing team in 1985 and over the following 18 years eventually worked her way up to the head writer position.
Ousted are former head writer Hogan Sheffer, who had not been writing since the strike by the Writers Guild of America in November, and eight other DAYS writers.
Meanwhile, the WGA blasted Higley and other writers for having worked during the strike. Those writers will now essentially be black-listed and unable to partake in Guild events.
