First off, Laurel is correct in saying, a lot of people dont like KUSI. FTVLive hears from a number of current and former employees at the station and we have nor would we ever reveal who those people are. In court papers, Sadler says Laurels Gmail account was left open on a shared laptop, and he was reviewing them to protect the company., The Times says that the San Diego Police Department is investigating the matter, Laurel says, and the City Attorneys Office is definitely interested in this case.. However, the FCC's review board, later joined by the full commission, reversed the initial decision in 1972 and denied the application for more time to build the station.

Gruenberg reminded the jury of comments, including text messages, in which KUSIs managers described Maas as a solid journalist before she filed her lawsuit. Those things dont change overnight, Gruenberg said. Links Mentioned On KUSI; Meet the Team; Program Guide; Lawyer Pang said in a Feb. 1 legal filing that KUSIs Janine-Page realized she was entering an ethical quagmire by submitting Laurels private email to the court. On Aug. 26, 2020, Laurel meant to write Gruenberg Law attorney Daphne Delvaux. 96-1438", "San Diego affiliate threatens to ax UPN", "KUSI-TV drops UPN, assumes independent status", "KUSI Finalizes Plans for Downtown Office Building", "Bosa Development president continues to build residential, mixed-use properties", "London Broadcasting Buys Corpus Christi's KIII", "Veteran Anchor Sandra Maas Wins Legal Skirmish in KUSI Pay-Equity Case", "KUSI Labels Ex-Anchor a 'Secret Agent' in Maas Suit, Admits Viewing Private Email", "Judge Orders KUSI to Surrender Private Emails of Ex-Anchor Laurel to Maas Team", "Trial to start in former news anchor's equal pay, gender discrimination suit against KUSI", "Jury awards former news anchor Sandra Maas more than $1.5M in discrimination lawsuit against KUSI", "MEDIA: New Channel 51 Newscast Is Like Return to the Old Days", "Gruff Grimsby Says Smiling Wasn't Part of KUSI Deal", "Behind the bluster: The secrets of KUSI's not-so-tough guy Michael Turko", "The KUSI Weatherman's Cloudy Climate Claims", "Longtime TV weatherman John Coleman retiring", "Spanish-language radio station ranks second in S.D. According to Gruenberg, Maas hoped to retire at KUSI.

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// To add more quotations, continue with the He spent 99 percent of his waking hours just really trying.. Enter address: Whoops! Laurel believes the station is trying to intimidate her because they believe she is going to testify on behalf of Maas in her case against KUSI. Categories: Local San Diego News A Mckinnon Broadcasting Company Former KUSI News anchor Paul Bloom passes away, A Mckinnon Broadcasting Company Former KUSI News anchor Paul Bloom passes away, Factors largely outside of farmers control from the increasingly unpredictable weather to growing costs of everything from fuel to loans make the threat of losing the beloved family farm a constant worry. The construction permit for a channel 51 television station in San Diego was first issued on June 23, 1965, to Jack O. Sign up with your email address to receive our newsletter. She said learning Ginsburgs life story and witnessing her strength and determination gave her the courage to fight back as well. Maas was paid about $65,000 less than co-anchor Allen Denton in 2019. But Gruenberg doubts the current scheduled trial date of April 30, 2021, is plausible. Each building will be eight stories and have 100 units and are expected to open in 2026. [51][52] In 2021, KUSI ceased airing content from local iHeartMedia radio stations on its morning show after a segment about "Famous Baby Daddies" was criticized as racist by the San Diego chapter of the NAACP, which noted that it overrepresented Black men and perpetuated stereotypes. SAN DIEGO (KUSI) Legendary KUSI News anchor Paul Bloom has passed in his Las Vegas home. Event Calendar. But in his deposition, Sadler said he anonymously shared printed emails from Laurels account putting them in two separate envelopes and addressing them to Luck by spelling her first name with cut-out letters from a magazine to make it look like a ransom note. Contact Laurel and her lawyers say KUSI illegally hacked her.

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Maas says Denton, on his last day at work (Feb. 28, 2019), told her his pay. She continues making speaking appearances. That led to network TV sportscasting jobs in Portland, Ore., New Orleans, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Wis., and Orlando, Fla. San Diego Police Chief explains consequences of banning K-9 use, President Joe Biden falls at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation ceremony, Proposed legislation to prohibit use of police K-9s fails in California State Assembly, Eric Early (R-CA) takes lead in race to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Homicide investigation underway in Downtown San Diego, shooter at large, Democratic presidential candidate RFK Jr. comes to San Diego, San Diego native Zowen Watson committing to LSU baseball at just 13 years old, Harmful algae bloom erupts at Lower Otay Reservoir, City Attorney issues 20-page legal analysis of Unsafe Camping Ordinance, UCSD baseball makes history earning first 2023 Big West title, CIF State Division 1 Baseball: La Costa Canyon 11, Eastlake 5, Carlsbad hosts guided hike on National Trails Day, County leaders address shortcomings of Housing First approach, Major League Soccer expansion team coming to San Diego, will play at Snapdragon Stadium, 29th Annual La Mesa Classic Car Show kicks off Thursday night, Sup. // Free for all; but please leave in this header.

We have a feeling we know what hes going to say about whether he saw Sandra as an equal., He called Maas lesser salary the most egregious violation of the Equal Pay Act that I ever have seen.

[7] A religious group, Christian Communications Network, intervened in the proceeding in a bid to seek the use of the channel; it provided Christian television programming on local cable.
A successful SLAPP motion which Rachel Maddow won against One America News, for example is a way defendants can deter efforts to silence the press. Scott said it was a hard time of life for Luck, who missed being on TV. In fact, I would cringe because I would wake up in the morning and have texts from my friends all over the country in the business Is this your station again? It was terribly embarrassing.. KUSI-TV calls its former news anchor Anna Laurel a "secret agent" who sought damaging and confidential information for her attorneys. [37], On May 8, 2023, Nexstar Media Group announced its intent to purchase KUSI-TV for $35 million, pending FCC approval; this would create a duopoly with Fox affiliate KSWB-TV (channel 69).

[1], After considering the possibility in 1984 when it advertised positions for a news director and anchors,[38] KUSI became active in the local television news race when it launched its news department with the introduction of an hour-long 10:00p.m. newscast on September 26, 1990; it launched without fanfare, deemed ready for air after days of rehearsals.



As the guy behind FTVLive, I feel a need to respond to a couple of things here. This week, a judge is expected to pick sides.

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) Legendary KUSI News anchor Paul Bloom has passed in his Las Vegas home. KUSI-TV (channel 51) is an independent television station in San Diego, California, United States. And so I guess [KUSI] really [didnt] want to hear that. Quotation [16] = " 'FTVLive.com a website I go too often for the latest news about the TV business (you should, too!)' // to increment the Quotation[x] index! Aside from experience, other factors were at play in the pay differential, including Maas attitude and dedication to the job, Fitzgerald told the jury. A year later, USIU hired the McKinnons to provide financial and management support to USIU, with an option to buy a minority stake.

In a news release, Nexstar noted that it expected the transaction would "be accretive to Nexstar's operating results when The CW Network affiliation becomes available in the market". [50], In filings for the Maas trial, McKinnon attorneys acknowledged that the station is "widely viewed in San Diego as a right-of-center news organization". Quotation [15] = " 'FTVLive Reported the Story First'- NY Times" SAN DIEGO There's no question former KUSI news anchor Sandra Maas was paid a lower annual salary than her male co-anchor on the TV station's flagship newscast. Jim Desmond: Congestion pricing aims to change our behavior, pushes for public transit, Silver Gate Yacht Club to host 61st annual Wheelchair Regatta, $1 Million-Plus Powerball ticket sold in Bonita. Rod Luck chatted up Virgil Feirrier, left, and William Grodin at the Senior Community Center in downtown San Diego, during a volunteer session in 2016.

He described Denton as more engaged than Maas in the news process, including script editing. Through those broadcasts, he raised money for food banks, homeless shelters, senior groups, sick kids and struggling families who needed a wheelchair for their child or a van to take a family member to the hospital.

KUSI meteorologist Dave Scott, who worked with Luck for 16 years, said Luck never said no to any charity or needy cause whenever they asked for coverage on his morning segments.

In fact, I would cringe because I would wake up in the morning and have texts from my friends all over the country in the business Is this your station again? It was terribly embarrassing., On Thursday, FTV Live founder Scott Jones commented on the case and responded to KUSIs depiction of his site: Im not saying your station is bad and doesnt treat many of the employees fairly, nor covers the news fairly. He also was criticized in his later years for his vocal stance as a denier of climate change, which had led to two TV specials on the topic and presentations across the United States. In a Dec. 23 deposition, former KUSI sports reporter Maddison Sinclair testified that she set up an interview on the womens soccer lawsuit, went downtown and came back and was told that theyre not going to run that story.), KUSI says Maas also manipulated Rodriguez by telling her: Help me expose it. Ill miss delivering the news to you. // Do not change anything below this line

Neither Ms. Maas age nor gender, nor any concern she may have raised about her pay, played any role in my recommendation regarding her employment.. Separately, Laurel is pursuing criminal charges against KUSI Chief Financial Officer Stephen Sadler, who in a deposition admitted reading 50-100 of Laurels private emails over several days on a news desk laptop. He said Maas was hard working, engaging and kind. USIU was anxious to sell the station and receive a much-needed cash infusion to pay down debt, but McKinnon's ownership of 26 percent of University Television gave him veto power over any proposed transaction, and he had made several offers to buy out USIU. ), I told [Rady] about my impending departure from the station and he encouraged me to watch the RBG documentary to learn more about her fight for womens rights and equal pay, she said. function showQuotation(){document.write(Quotation[whichQuotation]);}

Beginning in 1985, the San Diego Padres moved their games to KUSI from KCST-TV channel 39 due to problems with network preemptions and to sell their own advertising. At that point, given Ms. Laurel had hired the same legal counsel as Ms. Maas, KUSI became aware Laurel would likely not be providing testimony generally favorable to the company, their lawyers said. Bing News Joins Google and Other News Aggregators in Fueling Polarization'If search engines don't give a fair and even-handed representation of our political environment, we begin to splinter and polarize against one another, harming our democratic society.'

[17] When the agreement to sell to McKinnon collapsed, USIU asked some of its highest-paid employees to delay picking up their paychecks. It was the first independent station built in San Diego proper. So heartland states like Minnesota and South Dakota are training rural clergy in suicide prevention, teaching pastors how to start conversations about mental health and how to respond to them. Former KUSI anchor Sandra Maas listens to closing arguments during the trial stemming from her lawsuit against McKinnon Broadcasting Co., which owns KUSI, at the Hall of Justice on Wednesday. Quotation [20] = " ' first published by the website FTVLive' - The Hill" Im not saying your station is bad and doesnt treat many of the employees fairly, nor covers the news fairly.

[21], In November 1995, in an attempt to take the Fox affiliation away from Tijuana-based XETV (channel 6), KUSI filed an appeal against the FCC's decision to grant Fox a permit that was necessary to provide XETV, a Mexican station, with live sports (including NFL games and other programming. KUSI-TV calls its former news anchor Anna Laurel a secret agent who sought damaging and confidential information for her attorneys. However, a complication arose when Gross informed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that he had reached another deal to sell the station to the Broadmoor Broadcasting Corporation, owned by Michael and Dan McKinnon alongside local radio stations KSON (1240 AM) and KSEA (97.3 FM) and television station KIII-TV of Corpus Christi, Texas, for $15,000. Effort calls for a new seven-story emergency and intensive care building at main San Diego campus. 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- Greta Van Susteren" Denton, who had worked in the Bay Area, joined KUSI in 2010. We'll send you the top local news stories every morning at 8 a.m. By clicking subscribe, you agree to share your email address with Times of San Diego to receive our free newsletter and breaking news alerts. [10] Even though the university was still showing signs of financial stress, two private financiersUSIU trustee Predrag Mitrovich and St. Louis businessman Allen Portnoystepped in to provide the necessary funding. By 1995, the station was worth an estimated $75million. On to the next adventure #KUSINews pic.twitter.com/PdgsGmEzJB, Sandra Maas (@SandraMaas) June 17, 2019. Quotation[4] = "'FTVLive a TV news website that is often on the money' - LA Times"; Even though the original $10 million demand language has been dropped from the case, the lawyers still stand by that value, Gruenberg said Monday.

Luck, the HR director, also recalled the May 17, 2019, meeting. After McKinnon Broadcasting sold its two Texas stations, KBMT in Beaumont and KIII in Corpus Christi, to the London Broadcasting Company in separate transactions in 2009 and 2010, KUSI became the company's only remaining television station property. Luck was also candid about the incident that ended his career with KUSI, and how he worked hard to rebuild his life in the years that followed. Dozens of faith leaders are learning to destigmatize seeking help for mental health among particularly self-reliant and proud congregations, so that they can stay healthy and continue to grow the crops and raise the livestock that feed people across the United States and beyond. In 1991, an old friend recruited Luck to San Diegos KUSI-TV, which aimed to distinguish itself from the three local network affiliates with a looser, lighter style of broadcasting that was right in Lucks wheelhouse. The alcohol was supposed to have a cleansing effect, but all it did was dirty everything up.. Consequently, Plaintiff in essence concedes that under the law, Gruenberg Law must be disqualified because these improper, ex parte communications with MBC employees resulted in them obtaining confidential information., KUSI says it had the right to view the emails because she agreed to company policy that allowed it. TV agents often tell its clients heading there for a job interview to make sure that they said that their favorite football team is the Dallas Cowboys. Judge Ronald Fraziers courtroom in the Hall of Justice in downtown San Diego was packed during closing arguments. Union analysis: Jim Curtin promises hell rotate the lineup more, but will he actually do it this time? He doesnt remember the incident but admitted that drinking made his always short temper even shorter.

Gruenberg, a San Diego-based attorney for Maas, says he and his client are happy that what they saw as KUSI delaying tactics have been overcome. SAN DIEGO (KUSI) Former KUSI news anchor and longtime San Diego newscaster Cathy Clark has died at the age of 69 after a battle with cancer.

[29] However, in the fall of 2007, the site that was intended to house its new studio facilities was eventually sold to a development company for residential and mixed-use construction. There was one time we were doing a live shot in the Gaslamp and a trash truck drove by and they all got out to say hello to him. He also noted his amended suits age-discrimination element.

On Friday hours before Ginsburgs death was announced Judge Ronald Frazier in San Diego Superior Court denied KUSIs demand that Maas pay the conservative station $106,000 in attorney fees.

Theres no question former KUSI news anchor Sandra Maas was paid a lower annual salary than her male co-anchor on the TV stations flagship newscast.

Diane Tuazon. In June 2019 11 days after smiling through a surprise farewell on KUSIs 10 p.m. newscast Maas sued KUSIs owner for $10 million, alleging her contract wasnt renewed because she sought the same salary as her recently retired co-anchor, Allen Denton. (Kristian Carreon/For The San Diego Union-Tribune), Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Man pleads not guilty to murder, other charges in shooting at San Diego Central Library, Driver killed in head-on crash in Chula Vista identified, A mystery for 37 years, a slain womans identity is revealed through DNA, genetic genealogy, Man killed, another injured in shooting at downtown San Diego library; police looking for shooter, A major step forward: City Council appoints 25 members to new San Diego police oversight commission, Understaffed police oversight commission halts work as new members prepare to join effort. Enter address: Whoops! And hopefully the case will serve as a deterrent to stations that start firing women as they hit their early or mid-50s.. There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. The station operates translator K12PO in Temecula (part of the Los Angeles market). Community Heroes. Wrong! Her lawsuit, filed in San Diego Superior Court, alleges the company violated state laws against unequal pay, age and gender discrimination, and whistleblower retaliation. KUSI wants Frazier to disqualify, or remove, Maas attorneys from her case, alleging professional misconduct.

Placed on leave from KUSI after the arrest, Luck never worked in TV broadcasting again. [4], FCC administrative law judge Basil P. Cooper in 1970 ruled that Gross had trafficked in the permit, by retaining an interest without the obligation to make further funds available,[4] but granted the time extension.

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