Another time involves a female intern experiencing sexual harassment from Fritzes supervisor, Jam Sardar. "This has been a painful process," she said. A summons was issued to Scripps and Pappas on Jan 11and the deadline to answer the complaint is 20 days after service, Presswood said. wlns anchor resigns. document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r); If she is a good cook and will do my laundry, I will take her. News 10 did speak with Cheryl Fritze. Concerns and complaints from employees made to HR about Pappas' discriminatory conduct and racially charged comments began soon after he took on his role, according to the lawsuit. by paul8539 Tue Nov 01, 2022 8:30 pm, Post Edit: good on them for taking the hard high road. Heumann was inducted into the Central Michigan University Journalism Hall of Fame in 2018, according to an announcement on the Michigan Association of Broadcasters' website. Static.COOKIE_BANNER_CAPABLE = true; WLNS (Lansing) Anchor Alexandra Ilitch has left the Nexstar station, but not before dropping a dime on the company as she was walking out the door. And up and coming talent is always cheap. Privacy Policy. But now, a new meteorologist is joining the morning crew as Blake Harms is leaving WLNS-TV. lee@lansingcitypulse.com if (document.mmm_fo) document.write ("&mmm_fo=1"); if( width > 480 ){ Even though its kind of strange to say that you like to go to bed at 6 p.m., I cant wait to be everyones morning cup of coffee., I drove 2,000 miles by myself to get here: Thats how badly I wanted to get this, she said, with a proud smile and a light laugh. What's up with Alexandra Ilitch leaving WLNS? She is around 37 years old. She still wants to work for WLNS and would like her employment reinstated. Its a revolving door in the entire industry. Longtime news anchor and MSNBC host Brian Williams has left the network after nearly three decades, signing off on the final episode of his popular nightly political talk program The 11th Hour. The two are proud parents of two children a daughter named Evolette who is their second child and big brother Nerak. Her husband Ben celebrates his birthday on December 9 every year. Are they living off of NDAs? } The two are proud parents of two children a daughter named Evolette who is their second child and big brother Nerak. Quotation[8] = "'CNBC wanted a reaction to a story someone had seen on FTVLive' - Vanity Fair "; if (document.referrer) document.write ("&referer=" + escape(document.referrer)); if(window.ImageLoader) window.ImageLoader.bootstrap({}, document);Squarespace.afterBodyLoad(Y). A former Southwest Florida-based WFTX-TV Fox 4 anchor has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the station's vice president and owner, Scripps Media . She also claims that after she reported the incidents of harassment that she was fired. Later on, in 2008, Chivon graduated from Central Michigan University earning a bachelors degree in broadcast and cinematic arts. Quotation[9] = "'FTVLive.com Scooped Everyone With News' - About.com "; Quotation[3] = "'The TV Blogger who broke the news.' - Gawker"; I'll bet no one is talking as Heumann (or his agent) negotiate a severance package with Nexstar with an NDA. It was hilarious but Im sure stuff like that contributed to him getting canned. Chivon stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (Approx. Quotation [18] = " 'FTVLive is the Most Incrediable thing in our Business' - i24News" In the midst of an award-winning 30-year career as television news anchor and journalist at Lansing CBS affiliate WLNS-TV 6, Sheri Jones is a member of the 2018 class entering the Michigan . Passcode: , Are you one of those readers who like to open a biography in the middle, to get to the good stuff? You can reach Lee at: I want to do well and I try not to be too hard on myself; Im easily my own worst critic., Hes quick to say that although the family atmosphere at the station hasnt changed, other circumstances definitely have. "It's still under," he said before pausing. Chivon Kloepfer Net Worth. Mid-market broadcasters don't typically quit unless they're moving up to a larger market. // ============================================== According to 2020 U.S. Census data, Lee and Collier counties added about 200,000 residents over the past decade, withtheshare of residents that are white in both counties declining from 83% in 2010 to 69%,andthe percentage of multiracial residents jumpingfrom 2% to 13%. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. 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Home; About. Green's retirement will be effective. Scripps first hired Monrealin 2015 as the morning anchor at KSHB in Kansas City before recruiting her to a sister stationin Southwest Florida two years laterin the same role. Ilitch said she resigned from WLNS on Dec. 7. The 82-inch screen for the WLNS weather center, however, wasnt so fortunate. if (document.context) document.write ("&context=" + escape(document.context)); I think she can satisfy me in many way. if( width > 480 ){ 5, 6 & 11 PM News Anchor for WLNS TV. Since 2015, the E. W. Scripps Company has owned WFTX as its Fox-affiliated television station serving Fort Myers and Naples and is licensed to Cape Coral. At least three other black female employees have resigned and seven out of eight on-air positions have been offered to white people since Pappas took over, according to the complaint. Follow him on Twitter at @ChristianM_CA. Its an ever-changing business and bringing in someone with his experience, whos available, we thought it was a winning situation for us. Beginning this week, Dunne, Pinsonnault and Gray are joined by a new morning show reporter, Maria Hechanova, who comes to WLNS from KYMA, the NBC affiliate in Yuma, Ariz. Shes something special, Sardar said. I don't think any of them are still on TV in another city. The WLNS morning show team, which has been in place since March, features anchors Brittany Gray and Evan Pinsonnault and meteorologist Jake Dunne. document.write ("'><\/scr"+"ipt>"); The lawsuit claims that the "severity of sexually inappropriate misconduct of male employees" impeded her work and hurt her relationship with management. Wlns. Heumann declined to speak in detail about his departure from the station where he had worked for 17years. Mostly because I have kids. 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