From yesterday’s Oklahoman:
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit in federal court Wednesday against local television station KOKH-25, alleging racial and gender discrimination against one of its on-air reporters.
The lawsuit accuses KOKH LLC and parent company Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. of paying crime reporter Phyllis Williams a lower salary than comparable white female reporters and male reporters of all races.
Williams, who is black, has worked at the Fox affiliate since it began news operations in 1996.
The lawsuit also alleges Williams was not offered an employment contract until several months after she filed a discrimination charge with the commission in 2005. Rebecca Stith, a senior trial attorney in the commission’s St. Louis, Mo., office, said other reporters at KOKH routinely were offered employment contracts.
So let me get this straight. They pay the news reporters at Channel 25? From watching some of their non-Lauren Richardson broadcasts, I just assumed the reporters were out of work college students who performed their duties for free.
To fix the situation, Channel 25 should do one of three things:
A: Give Phyllis Williams a raise and contract that is equal to or exceeds those of her fellow reporters.
B: Trade Phyllis Williams to KFOR for a reporter to be named later.
C: Fire every reporter at the station except for Lauren Richardson.
The smart, yet somewhat insensitive move would be to choose option C. Since nobody really watches the Channel 25 news, it wouldn’t be a big deal if they got rid of all their reporters. Hell, I doubt that anyone would even notice.
Also, doing this would get Lauren Richardson more airtime. We at The Lost Ogle are in agreement that more Lauren would be beneficial to Oklahoma City. Lauren reports the news that we want to see. Stories that show how to (intentionally?) make sexual innuendos at Braum’s, and a behind the scenes look as to how attractive girls attempt to hide their anger whenever they fall off a log and get wet at the State Fair.
that guy is the pool is sporting MAJOR wood.
If you haven’t noticed the major babes on the FOX25 Primetime News at Nine, then I am forced to revoke your Babe Watching permit! (I’ll let you off with a warning this time.)
Don’t forget those gorgeous women, Sana Syed, Lisa Monahan, and Britten Follett. Lauren would be a nice addition to the evening show too. She’s definitely the magic of the FOX25 Morning show.
As for Phyllis, she’s a great reporter but she is the victim of a lot of different types of discrimination in local newscasting. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
When do we get some hot pictures of Amanda Taylor of Channel 9?
Sad that Porcupine Mike and Fat Jenni have taken away from this thread.
Yes, I expected this thread to get more comments. I tried to “stimulate it”, but it appears to be dying on the vine.
“Fat Jenni” strikes again!
Your the one that wanted the comment box bigger…
It’s o.k. We want to keep Lauren Richardson our dirty little secret anyway.
Guys, Lauren is the sexiest woman I have ever seen. She’s the only woman alive that can pull off driving a monster truck and log rolling. I saw her Saturday night at Cafe Nova in Oklahoma City. She is a freaking super-model. Guys were falling over themselves. I think I’m in love.
Sugar Daddy,
Amy McRee would be crushed to hear that! Gosh, the next thing you know, you’ll be telling me that Amy is not “Making a Difference” in your life! Say it ain’t so!
I agree that Lauren has a very special charisma. She’s a ton of fun to watch.
Dear None:
I saw your response to Sugar Daddy’s post. Once Lauren came to town I forgot who Amy McRee was. Lauren is my dream woman.
Did you guys see lauren this morning? I was having breakfast with my wife and I got in trouble for “gawking” at her. It’s criminal. Now I have to be nonchalant when I watch the morning show. I’ll have to get a secret t.v. in the basement.
Watch out for that Lisa Monahan. She’s one of those sweet as candy good girls on the surface, but cold as ice and only cares about her self at the core. She cheated on her boyfriend of three years, and then told all they guys she dated after that, “he just left me, and he kept the dog.” Poor, innocent Lisa didn’t want to fess up to cheating, but she was quick to blame.