Tom Fontana Getty Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment The Writers Guild of America East has found its next leader. Veteran television creator and showrunner Tom Fontana was elected to be the East Coast writers union's next president on Thursday after running on a platform that emphasized meat-and-potato wage and benefits issues in addition to the importance of defending free speech.