South Florida news anchor fired after filing discrimination complaint
“This is an outrageous accusation…as a gay man myself, I can safely say the Station does not discriminate against gay people. Charles’ claim that the Station discriminates against gay people is untrue and offensive.”
WPLG-ABC 10 News Director Bill Pohovey, in a statement regarding the termination of anchor Charles Perez. Perez, who is gay, was terminated after filing a discrimination complaint against the Miami, Florida station for being switched from weeknights to a lower-paying weekend shift, claiming the demotion was a result of station management’s “discomfort over the increasingly high profile of my sexual orientation.” — (Radar Online)
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