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Conan Accepts $45M Buyout

FILE - In this June 1, 2009 file photo provided by NBC, Conan O'Brien  makes his debut as the host of NBC's
FILE - In this June 1, 2009 file photo provided by NBC, Conan O'Brien makes his debut as the host of NBC's "The Tonight Show" in Universal City, Calif. (Paul Drinkwater / Nbc)

In this June 1, 2009, file photo provided by NBC, Conan O'Brien makes his debut as the host of NBC's "The Tonight Show" in Universal City, Calif. CNNMoney.com reports that the NBC decision to pay O'Brien and his staff $45M to leave the new time slot was a good one, businesswise here. (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater)

Question: Conan O'Brien is accepting $33M personally to leave his time slot in NBC's late-night programming. How much would you get if your company decided to buy you out?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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