NY1 anchor Roma Torre speaks at the 20th anniversary of the New York City news channel on October 11, 2012.
According to The New York Times, Torre and four other female anchors — Amanda Farinacci, Vivian Lee, Jeanine Ramirez, and Kristen Shaughnessy — are suing Charter Communications, the company that owns NY1, for allegedly pushing them off the air in favor of younger, less experienced employees. The plaintiffs, who range in age from 40 to 61, allege that male anchors are not subjected to the same treatment.
The five women say that Charter’s leadership has reduced their airtime, excluded them from promotional campaigns, and dismissed their concerns about their treatment. They cite numerous examples to illustrate their complaints. Torre, for instance, says that her solo anchoring and co-anchoring time has been cut back. Although she is one of the network’s longest tenured anchors, she reportedly earns less than half the salary of Kiernan, who has been with NY1 for less time.
Lee, who has been with NY1 for more than 10 years, alleges that after her weekly show was canceled, Charter leadership denied her opportunities to fill in for other anchors. Separately, Farinacci says she was not asked to be the moderator of an NY1 town hall event based on her reporting; the role was instead given to a male anchor, Anthony Pascale.
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