"and hosted "Wine Country Living"
Is this him?
Posted on 03/06/2008 11:44:53 AM PST by NormsRevenge
SAN JOSE --
A state appeals court rejected a discrimination suit Wednesday by a white man who was replaced by an African American as a news anchor at Bay Area NBC affiliate KNTV, saying station managers were concerned about his on-the-air style, not his race.
Brad Hicks, one of several anchors whose contracts were not renewed in 2003 after NBC brought in new management, said in his suit that he was more qualified than his successor and that KNTV had bowed to pressure to hire more minorities. But the Sixth District Court of Appeal in San Jose, upholding a judge's dismissal of the case, said Hicks failed to back up his claims.
"There is no evidence of any kind to suggest that anyone at KNTV was dissatisfied with (Hicks) because of his race," said Justice Eugene Premo in the 3-0 ruling.
Instead, Premo said, the station kept some of its white and minority anchors, dropped others, and hired replacements without regard to race. A station executive found Hicks' performance style "aloof, distant, standoffish, unapproachable, stiff," and Hicks was unable to show that his assessment was a pretext for discrimination, the court said.
Hicks' lawyers were unavailable for comment.
KNTV hired Hicks in 2000. NBC bought the station in 2002 and made it the network affiliate for the Bay Area. Hicks was then the 5 p.m. news anchor on weeknights, was a reporter for the 11 p.m. newscast and hosted "Wine Country Living," an entertainment and lifestyle program.
James Sanders, the station's vice president for news, decided not to renew Hicks' contract the following year. Sanders said he had received calls from viewers complaining about Hicks' performance and had conveyed his criticism in conversations with Hicks. The anchor denied having any such conversations.
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I am thinking cold day in hell before anyone ever wins these things.
Especially if they are male, white, middle aged, affluent.......
Especially if it has nothing to do with race.
“I’m kind of a big deal.”
-Ron Burgundy
- Ron Burgundy
It’s NOT REVERSE-BIAS, it’s just bias!
Nothing smacks of quotas more than the local “news” sports and weather.
You got that right.
See, it only works one way and thats thier way.
Not to worry, there’s plenty of media jobs available to white males for weather girls or stay-at-home-dad cooking/cleaning segments./s
“With more on this story, here’s Asian reporter, Trisha Takanawa...” — Family Guy
No surprise. No laws were passed to protect Whites against discrimination.
In Boston one station had a black, lesbian, giant.
I am not sure if giants are a “protected” class but I am sure they were just covering themselves for the future!
I’ve actually had that said to me by a black friend. We laughed uproariously.
Oh...one of those retired WNBA superstars, huh?
It’s good to have friends like that.
News anchor is a unique job. It is like an actor. Part of the qualification is determined by the sex, age, race, etc. that the station wants to be it’s “face” to the viewers. It matters - and should.
If he was a machine press operator he may have won.
I like watching the WNBA draft on ESPN 8 (The Ocho)!
The NY Galaxy will take in the first round, The tall lesbian from U Conn!
YAAAAAA!! Clap clap Clap!
(I know someone is going to say that they love the WNBA and that they are not all tall lesbians, some are short lesbians.
Its just a joke OK!)
"and hosted "Wine Country Living"
Is this him?
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