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
gold standard???
More accurate to say CNN is the sewage standard.....
I think I have heard that E.D. is a democrat, but she is certainly not an extreme lefty if she is.
Vingt neuf. Oui? Non?
LOL!
How much do these Fox babes (and ex-Fox) get paid anyway ?
Probably far too much ...
I loved her ... just now realized I haven't seen her in months. What happened to her, do ya know?
Swim suit photos here ...
Yes, I meant Lauren Green, but during the discussion someone said she was going to have an hour show on "Religion".
She is a more centrist lib. She isn't a far lefty.
cross, what cross? I didn't notice any cross..... :^)
She used to do the local news in KC.
I am much less informed on local news since she left town.
She may be 29, but she doesn't look 19.
Oh well, I guess I'm getting so old all these youngsters look like jailbait.
Mike and Juliet (Huddy). They used to have a talk show around noon. But someone on here said tonight they were on a local Fox station with a similar show. Do you remember them?
Juliette Huddy has a warm place in my heart. First female newscaster to do a show in fishnets [God bless her].
"BANDWIDTH EXCEEDED"
sigh......
I would even watch CNN if Julie switched. IMO one of the most beautiful women on tv.
Juliette was mad because Mike's boyfriend wouldn't let her give Mike a lewinski. Are they still on tv?
Don't these people ever have "non-compete" clauses in their contracts?
Kiran will miss the fun they had on that show. I like it that they cut up some and could also do "some news". Mornings are good with a bit of fun! Guess I will go up to bed. Jay is talking and laughing. Nite all~~~~~
I don't know what happened to her. I wrote Fox to let them know she and Bob Sellars are missed.
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