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Storm as experienced TV weatherman sues CBS for sex discrimination
UK Daily Mail ^ | 3/18/2012 | staff

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.

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To: MichaelCorleone

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.


61 posted on 03/19/2012 2:06:08 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Menehune56

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.


62 posted on 03/19/2012 2:08:18 PM PDT by FedsRStealingOurCountryFromUs
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To: longtermmemmory

Many thanks to all who posted babes on this thread.


63 posted on 03/19/2012 2:08:44 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: longtermmemmory

Many thanks to all who posted babes on this thread.


64 posted on 03/19/2012 2:08:49 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity

65 posted on 03/19/2012 2:14:13 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Hah! Gloria Allred is his Lawyer, can’t that Lady just retire already.


66 posted on 03/19/2012 2:14:15 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: Menehune56

I thought I recognized the photo! Dr. Fishbeck got his start in Albuquerque. I remember him from TV when I was a kid...


67 posted on 03/19/2012 2:15:33 PM PDT by LaRueLaDue
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To: Zakeet

Considering his tie knot is too big and he’s only got one hand, I wonder what his issue is.


68 posted on 03/19/2012 2:17:41 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (Myth Romney: "Governor Goodhair" is really just a Whig.)
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To: Larry Lucido

Agreed! We just need to secure the leas.. er... I mean tether, so it doesnt look like she tethered!!


69 posted on 03/19/2012 2:17:41 PM PDT by sit-rep
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To: MarineBrat; doubled; bk1000; mouser; Red in Blue PA; MilspecRob; LiveFreeOrDie2001; ...

Weather Hottie Ping!
TO be on or off the Hottie Ping List please FReepmail me.
Pollster1 gets the nod for the heads up.


70 posted on 03/19/2012 2:25:53 PM PDT by numberonepal (First they came for Sarah, then they came for Herman.....)
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To: Tax-chick

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.


71 posted on 03/19/2012 2:27:40 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: Snickering Hound

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.


72 posted on 03/19/2012 2:30:24 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
C'mon now, I'm not a supporter of age discrimination but let's get down to brass tacks - nobody wants to see a crotchety old man delivering the canned weather report on the TV station when they can have a voluptuous 20-something weather-babe with a tight skirt reading off that teleprompter instead!

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.

73 posted on 03/19/2012 2:31:44 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (I am 52 days away from outliving Phil Hartman)
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To: FedsRStealingOurCountryFromUs

I don’t even live in that time zone but I’d stop to watch that broadcast.


74 posted on 03/19/2012 2:32:54 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: MichaelCorleone

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.


75 posted on 03/19/2012 2:44:40 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (....The days are long, but the years are short.....)
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
favour young, attractive women

So do I.

76 posted on 03/19/2012 2:48:22 PM PDT by katana (Just my opinions)
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To: Liberty Valance

I’m reminded of Jackie Gleason’s line in the Honeymooners when he was stunned by something:

Hamina-hamina-hamina...


77 posted on 03/19/2012 2:52:07 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (....The days are long, but the years are short.....)
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity

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.


78 posted on 03/19/2012 2:54:38 PM PDT by FourPeas ("Maladjusted and wigging out is no way to go through life, son." -hg)
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To: Artemis Webb
Reminds me of a former "weather-lady" here in the Dallas area, many years ago.

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...".

79 posted on 03/19/2012 3:41:53 PM PDT by ken in texas
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To: RitchieAprile

He doesn’t look like he’s interested in lady viewers.


80 posted on 03/19/2012 3:44:08 PM PDT by rabidralph
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