Often times I get asked to write who's sleeping around. I don't really know. I've heard rumors and know enough that, yes, it exists, but frankly, it's no more prevalent than any other business here or anywhere else for that matter. Moreover, most of the bedroom stuff is consensual, for better or worse.
It's the part that is not consensual that is more disturbing. Call it whatever you want, yeah, sexual harassment sounds right and there's plenty of it here in the 415. It goes beyond the newsroom, all the way from the mail room to upstairs in management and beyond. Sales, of course too.
And it ain't going away anytime soon. The problem is serious enough to warrant the extra in-house sessions that corporate demands everyone take part in; from the lowly janitorial staff to the high-paid anchors. And everyone else in between. Nobody gets to take a pass, (no pun intended), on this sensitive subject.
There has been countless stories about a particular station in town where I've been told that unscrupulous behavior is non-stop 24-7. I know most of what I hear is true and genuine, but I don't have the cash to pay a lawyer if I named names and the station--suffice to say, it's out there and they're not the only ones, merely part of the club.
We tend to assume that as harassment has become more pronounced in the (TV) workplace, therefore one could reasonably think people behaving badly would cease operation. Not the case. More ominous: more and more people, (yes, mostly women) simply don't report it because they're afraid it could affect their career.
Meanwhile, I have called the local AFTRA office to inquire about the number of exact cases of sexual harassment reported here. I will report back when I get an answer of any significance.
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3 decades or so ago, a female DJ friend of mine in the Northwest got fired because she told her boss to take a hike when he propositioned her. She never reported it because she too was afraid it would keep her from ever finding a job again. When we worked together there were rumors she and I were doing the nasty. It was totally false but that didn't seem to matter to our dickhead boss.
ReplyDeleteSex harassment is nothing new unfortunately.
I once had a young attractive and married co worker do all she could to bend over in front of me-always when we were alone- to show cleavage..and she also liked to eat cookies that she never could seem to ever brush all the crumbs off her chest in front of me. One day another worker saw her do that in front of me..later I heard that she told people she wanted to slap me for looking!...yeah,she would have blamed it all on me if anything had ever come of her little tease shows.
ReplyDeleteWoman-like those teachers we read about-play sex harrassment games too.
127-Raddy was just "horsing" around.
ReplyDeleteLOL...POOR KATE SCOTT, EVEN THOUGH SHE JUST ABOUT DAILY REMINDS THE "WORLD" THAT SHE IS A LESBIAN,FATNICH,THE INTERNS & PRODUCERS STLL CAN'T RESIST TRYING!
ReplyDeleteI wanna know who Grace Lee is sleeping with...;-)
ReplyDelete--Bob Smith on Facebook
Has Rich hooked up with Roberta?
ReplyDeleteThanks for bringing up Kate Scott. Even if she is 110% lesbian I can't blame those who try. She is sexy and I adore her voice. As a Cal alum I heard her for years on the football post games and when I finally saw her face I was delighted. She looks better than she sounds, which is uncommon. She deserves better than playing along with Ratnich's tired ass Vegas act.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget "fired anchors" who still hang out in bars looking for "fun" hoping people remember who they are/were.
ReplyDeleteKate Scott has been lobotomized..Whatever the two men say she laughs at,claps..no more smart alexis retorts to Radnich.
ReplyDeleteYou can see Radnich working her too. The fake praise,the email,the hints how she is now famous..its like watching a master manipulator at work. He's setting the hook. She's dropped all the sassy back talk..Raddy was even making fun of some guy haveing a sissy name or being girly-something like that...she didn't say a word.
Raddy thinks he's smooth..and its like sparklers he's a manipulator. With his past..what a joke.
@ 759pm
ReplyDeleteFYI....there is nothing more attainable than 100%.
That 'ol sports fable of "give me 110%" must have come from Penn State.
Hey Rich:
ReplyDeleteDoes this possibly include Men sleeping with Men and women with women?
Just checking for thoroughness...
Would you let Gasia, Kristy, Heather, Diane, and Justine know that I'm fine with them sexually harassing me! Oh, and Susan Siravo too, if you can find her! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAfter looking at Kate Scott's videos on the internet, I concluded that she would never make it on her looks alone.
ReplyDeleteShe has a nice intelligent voice but is rather plain looking and won't breaking into media as an attractive sex kitten.
Kate Scott = Amy G
ReplyDeleteKate Scott now smiles nonstop for three hours,the cameras go on her-she's all frozen smiles..and so does Krueger. Its like the Stepford Wives radio show. Radnich is in full charge now. If you don't laugh at Gary's tired jokes-its off to the cornfield..
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of Krueger-how old is that photo of him that KNBR uses on Comcast? egads,it's like he's since had plastic surgery to increase the size of his snozz(double) and had his hairline plucked backwards. Since in that photo he looks remarkably like Damon Bruce...Damon should be worried for the future..