Posted on 03/19/2012 12:54:07 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
An experienced TV weatherman has sued CBS broadcasting for sex and age discrimination claiming his job applications were ignored purely because he isn't a 20-somthing and female.
Hunter, who has been a weatherman for Fox5 in San Diego, sued the broadcasting giant in Los Angeles last week.
However CBS claims Kyle Hunter's complaint is frivolous and based on gross misstatements of fact and say they will vigorously defend themselves in court.
Hunter argues that his gender and age kept him from getting on-air weather jobs at CBS stations KCBS and KCAL despite his meteorology degree and years of experience.
According to the lawsuit, Hunter, who is over the age of 40, is seeking 'unspecified' damages.
He alleges that the CBS stations favour young, attractive women to induce more men to watch their prime-time newscasts.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
in the day of the internet why is the weatherman even relavent?
they just recite the same infor everyone else has from the noaa.gov website.
it is no different from the networks just reading the ap wire.
The bikini weathergirl is just fine.
the other newsreaders can just as easily, for the same money they already recieve, read the radar report.
I met George personally at a town fair. He was an upbeat, charming and gracious person.. Very charged with an almost child-like excitement for any topic of discussion. Nowadays all we get is fancy attire and teleprompters, just like our president. Truly sad.
Many thanks to all who posted babes on this thread.
Many thanks to all who posted babes on this thread.
Hah! Gloria Allred is his Lawyer, can’t that Lady just retire already.
I thought I recognized the photo! Dr. Fishbeck got his start in Albuquerque. I remember him from TV when I was a kid...
Considering his tie knot is too big and he’s only got one hand, I wonder what his issue is.
Agreed! We just need to secure the leas.. er... I mean tether, so it doesnt look like she tethered!!
Weather Hottie Ping!
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Pollster1 gets the nod for the heads up.
Yeah, like it’s a surprise that the Weather Channel has the cute girls on during the day and into evening, and the guys are on after midnight.
After watching that, I’d have to get online and check out the 5-day forecast because my attention sure wouldn’t be on the weather stats.
In fact, my advice to any good looking young woman who wants to get on TV is to change her name to Alberta Clipper and apply to be a TV meteorologist. With a name like that, her hire will be a sure thing, especially in the Northeast or upper Midwest, where you actually get a lot of Alberta Clippers - she'll be an overnight sensation!
Forget about the meteorologist degree. You don't need to actually know meteorology to play one on TV. Let the old guy in this article get a job at Accuweather or the Weather Bureau where he can sit in a backroom and play around with his GFS model printouts to his heart's content. Meanwhile, some hot babe named Alberta can elevate our pressure and give us our dew point/wet bulb readings on the television.
I don’t even live in that time zone but I’d stop to watch that broadcast.
I don’t see any merit at all in his complaint. Employers can hire the people they prefer, and use whatever criteria they desire to pick their employees, except for those discriminations outlawed by federal, state or local govt.
So do I.
I’m reminded of Jackie Gleason’s line in the Honeymooners when he was stunned by something:
Hamina-hamina-hamina...
If he’s any good at his job, he needs to move into Tornado Alley. Here we don’t consider them eye candy; they’re part of knowing when it’s time to seek shelter and when it’s just time to enjoy nature’s show. A good weather guy is worth his weight in gold ten times over.
A local radio show developed a long running series of skits about her. One of the lines had something on the order of "... when she stands in front of Florida you can't see what's happening in Colorado...".
He doesn’t look like he’s interested in lady viewers.
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