Posted on 02/16/2007 7:07:55 PM PST by STARWISE
As TVNewser first reported yesterday, Fox News sent a letter to John Ferriter, agent of weekend anchor Kiran Chetry, blasting the pair's contract demands and severing relations with his client. Fox and Chetry were in the middle of contract renegotiations.
Fox News legal VP Dianne Brandi writes:
You have treated Fox News with such arrogant disregard that we do not desire to do any further business with you. You refused to enter into good faith negotiations despite your client's statements that she wanted to remain at Fox News and was happy with the renumeration we had offered. You and your client's unprofessional demand that we include a clause in her new agreement which would have been detrimental to other Fox News talent is simply not the way we conduct business.
What was the demand? A TVNewser source speculates it could've had something to do with Chris Knowles, Chetry's husband and Fox News weatherman. (Nah, it won't be too awkward for Knowles in the office or anything. Not at all.)
The letter also stated that Chetry was "free to leave" before her contract expires on March 6.
Well, guess who showed up on CNN this morning filling in for Soledad O'Brien. Kiran Chetry.
No official hiring announcement has been made from CNN.
UPDATE: It's official.
Fox News' letter to Chetry's agent:
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/original/chetryfeb15.pdf
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Donna Fiducia. She was always good with the right questions and proper demeanor when news broke in the wee hours.
Another thing that impressed me was that she ALWAYS wore her American Flag pin.
As of this afternoon he was still at FNC.
www.LynneRussell.com
Oh, I agree. And she is an awful interviewer.
I wish the agent would have won. Gretchen is pathetic. Annoying. Nasty. You name it. When I want E.D. back with all of her lib leanings, you know it is bad.
Funny. My Fox News news was relegated to Chat.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1786230/posts
isn't it funny, i don't feel ED is a lib....
lol
I agree. I liked Kiran better than Gretchen. I don't like the way Gretchen always picks on Brian.
I used to watch the Fox and Friends first hour to avoid seeing Gretchen and then they started putting her in that hour too. Oy vey!
Is your daughter single??? ;)
Giving the border jumping weather forecast.
Amazing. What a versatile woman. Didn't care much for her "Rose Garden Friend", but Lynne still rocks. Probably the sexiest 'over-50' babe anywhere.
I enjoyed Kiran, but she made her move to CNN and I don't watch CNN.
Oh well, my favorite is Megyn Kelly / Kendall. I think she's destined to be one of the best at Fox News.
ummm....."rhymes with 'war'"....
OH Kiran! I love you! I'll Miss you! You went to CNN! I'll never see you again!:-(
Who's gonna replace her? Rebecca Gomez? Page Hopkins? Patty An Brown? Lori Dhue? Loren Greene?
I think I will love again after all!
Kiran? Who is Kiran!
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