Give her the job and lock her down as the long term sports director! Sardar said Hechanova will be previewing the days events and covering any early morning breaking news. I remember he was so mad the game was in Charlotte and said the equivalent of playing in Okemos. Sexual harassment lawsuit against WLNS TV-6 owner Nexstar dismissed Public Information Officer, MSP Emergency Management Homeland Security Division (EMHSD) Follow him on Twitter @Phil_Friend. "The evidence thus far indicates that it has occurred where Mr. Pappas has been in charge and that the company has been put on notice but not corrected the problem,"Monreal's attorney Kendra Presswood of Shankman Leone in Tampatold The News-Press in an email. It is the nations fourth-largest local TV broadcaster company. The lawsuit claims that when Pappas would visit the newsroom, he would criticize and ignore minority employees while praising and engaging with white employees. if (!document.MAX_used) document.MAX_used = ','; According to the lawsuit, they talked to just a few employees and concluded that the station did not have any sexual harassment problem. Lauren Thompson has been working as a News Anchor at Wlns for 20 years. She gets hr wealth from her work as a news anchor at WLNS-TV Lansing, Michigan, since December 2011. He did a great job with that. If true, then it makes sense. Its been at least a decade.. Give her the job and lock her down as the long term sports director! This post was edited by greenbayspartan 4 years ago. 0:58. A former Southwest Florida-basedWFTX-TVFox 4 anchor has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit againstthe station's vice president and owner, Scripps Media, Inc. 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Paul-Stanton, a morning and noon anchor at WLNS for many years and a resident of Williamston, died Dec. 3 after a brief battle with cancer. First post in this thread said she was leaving in the middle of this month. Vaughn Hayes said (original post) LB has a good gig at BTN and is not coming back. It was hilarious but Im sure stuff like that contributed to him getting canned. What's up with Alexandra Ilitch leaving WLNS? Brooke Baldwin Everett Collection. '&charset='+document.charset : (document.characterSet ? Heumann and Staudt together combine for more than 70 years of sports broadcasting experience in Lansing. Chivon is happily married to her lovely husbandBen. Support local journalism: Purchase a Lansing State Journal subscription here. WLNS Anchor Following Girlfriend to West Hollywood By Kevin Eck on Jan. 7, 2015 - 1:56 PM Evan Pinsonnault is leaving Lansing CBS affiliate WLNS to follow his girlfriend to West Hollywood. "Commercial endorsements can compromise integrity and ethics," Ilitch, a reporter and weekend anchor, wrote in her post. Quotation[4] = "'FTVLive a TV news website that is often on the money' - LA Times"; It waspart of WLNSs commitment to be Here For You on-air and online 24-hours a day, 7 days a week. In a conversation with the Lansing State Journal Friday, Ilitch clarified that the station had not asked her personally to do commercial endorsements. Fred Heumann fired mysteriously - what do you think he did? Yes. by Ed Klee Fri Oct 28, 2022 1:41 pm, Post 2 Fox News commentators resign over Tucker Carlson series on the - NPR var width = jQuery(window).width(); That same week, Derek Beasley, the black chief meteorologist was also terminated from WFTX. We asked some old-timers to check, Sardar said, but no one can remember when we last won the morning slot. Privacy Policy. You , 1905 E. Michigan Ave.Lansing, MI 48912 She also claims that after she reported the incidents of harassment that she was fired. WLNS adds a new face and takes on a new look Theres the new news set, which will feature a 110-inch projection screen behind the anchor desk, a couple of new additions to the on-air team and the prospect of going to high-definition in the fall. 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 . LANSING Two anchors, Alexandra Ilitch and Bonney Bowman, have left WLNS, according to social media posts they shared this week. Enjoy! Pappas also asked minority employees if they would like to transfer to other stations while suggesting that "they would be good at the other station, often where the anchor's race matched the general community," and did not suggest that white employees move to other stations,the lawsuit alleges. Slectionner une page. Fritze still felt harassed at the station, even after Pinsonnaults departure. Chivon Kloepfer is a popular American journalist currently working as a news anchor at WLNS-TV in Lansing, Michigan, since December 2011. Were growing up., No comments on this item After completing her primary and high school education Chivon attended Central Michigan University. showQuotation(); 1:38 LANSING - Fred Heumann, sports director and broadcaster for WLNS-TV Channel 6, is no longer with the station, officials said Thursday. As an assignment editor, she worked closely with on-air personnel, station interns, and management. Another time involves a female intern experiencing sexual harassment from Fritzes supervisor, Jam Sardar. The suit describes Pappasas a white man with "a reputation for forcing out or terminatingScripp's employees, particularly minority employees.". 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The Detroit Tigers pennant on his desk is not just for show: Greg Adaline grew up in Sterling Heights, graduated from Rochesters Oakland University and spent more than four years at WLNS before leaving in 2009 for an anchorman job in Kansas City, Mo. by JTinJXN57 Thu Nov 10, 2022 8:15 am, Post And theyre not cheap. WLNS Anchor Jo Anne Paul-Stanton Dies At 57 Lansing State Journal | December 11, 2015 | 3:00 pm EST by TVNewsCheck DMA 114 WLNS Lansing Anchor Evan Pinsonnault Leaving Lansing State Journal | January 7, 2015 | 3:00 pm EST by TVNewsCheck TVN Livestreaming From NAB Show TVNewsCheck is once again livestreaming from the NAB Show. Michael Thomas News - Facebook '&charset='+document.charset : (document.characterSet ? Posted on Oct 3rd, 2019, 5:29 PM, , User Since 53 months ago, User Post Count: 24609. Fox News anchor announces she's leaving the network in tearful goodbye Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Fox4 anchor Jane Monreal files discrimination lawsuit against Scripps At Saturdays (April 29) , Wednesday, April 26 WLNS is owned by Nexstar Media Group. Sexual harassment lawsuit filed against WLNS, High schooler dies after he was impaled during freak accident in gym class, officials say, Crews battle large structure fire in Holt, Families, community gather in Lansing to honor fallen law enforcement officers, Nearly 60 species added to Michigans threatened, endangered list. Meet The Team | WLNS 6 News Channel 10 does not even provide basketball coverage so I never watch that channel, even though Andy Provensano is the GOAT. document.write (document.charset ? 2019 Ted Fund Donors Lauren Thompson - Facebook zoneId = '14'; I liked Fred. 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. Fritze claims that sexual harassment took place a number of. 0:00. 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