Barbara Bracken, also a former employee, claimed sexual harassment by Brown and says she was eventually terminated because she spoke up. "My name is Damita Lewis and I was sexually. I stay up until about 2 a.m. and then sleep late, he said. It has affected my life. Citizens for a New Louisiana is member supported. Updated: Jan. 22, 2021 at 3:35 AM PST. The billboards warned people to enter Baton Rouge at your own risk as the homicide rate was rising at an alarming speed. I remember watching the morning show shortly after the story about his indiscretions broke. Merriweather has inexplicably become a cheerleader and Scotty is just an affable news reader. Her suit is against Doug Welborn, the clerk himself, alleging he was aware of the alleged behavior of one of his top men, Greg Brown. She said she expects, though, that people may continue to come up to her as they recognize her and ask her about the weather. Yeah, French is a tad different in Louisiana than it is in France or Canada. She didnt know who I was, he said, laughing. Good for whoever hires her next and shame on you, WAFB. There were 136 homicides in East Baton Rouge Parish in 2020. Louisiana native and veteran journalist Tisha Powell will join the WAFB 9News team in August 2021. Clay told me that he definitely believed what I was saying to him because there have been several other women that happened to and then he went further to say, You wont have to deal with him for that much longer. According to the station, Powell will co-anchor the 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. newscasts there starting Aug. 9. Sells also keeps in touch with his former WAFB co-anchor Donna Britt, who is battling ALS. Cassidy is excited to be back on the East Coast for the first time since graduating . George and Patti Sells, who were married on April 6, met in the takeout line at Gino's Restaurant. But we support his decision to enter a new chapter in his life.. After they were unable to come to an agreement, but before the next negotiation meeting, Creel was informed that he was required to attend an internal affairs meeting. Asians are considered white when being white is a bad thing. Become a part of the solution and enjoy advertisement free reading. He was a heck of a cook. A longtime Louisiana news anchor has died following a battle with Lou Gehrig's disease . ), the petite (older) weather woman on WAFB? WAFB's Lauren Westbrook heading for Texas job; Liz Koh, Scottie Hunter to take anchor posts, WAFB-TV's Graham Ulkins, a Baton Rouge native, announces he's off to new job in Nebraska, Want to be on 'Family Feud,' 'Kids Say the Darndest Things' or new fatherhood show? Donna Britt (July 10, 1958 - January 21, 2021) was a longtime television news anchor at WAFB in Baton Rouge.She co-anchored the station's top rated 6 PM and 10 PM news broadcasts. Back to top Reply Replies (0) 0 0 OJMC LSU Fan Member since Dec 2009 Longtime Baton Rouge television personality Donna Britt, a constant and beloved presence on WAFB-TV for nearly four decades, died Thursday. A man has been convicted for a shooting that left one person dead at a party in White Castle in 2018. KTLA-TV Channel 5 fired news anchor Mark Mester Thursday afternoon, days after he was suspended following an off-script segment in which he criticized the station's handling of his co-anchor. Culotta says the Clerk of Court takes all claims of harassment seriously and that they have met with employees to reiterate their policies. The St. Tammany Parish Library will move all graphic novels containing depictions of sex acts behind the circulation desk. Apparently yesterday would have been news guy Vernon Roger's birthday. I no longer have a job that I was hopefully looking to retire from at the age of 55. In your reporting, as you know, there were others who came forward at that time as well.. BREAKING: Top Fox News Anchor Resigns, Her Reason Will TERRIFY the Media Gatekeepers The Next News Network 2.21M subscribers Subscribe 88K Share 1.8M views 1 year ago #N3 Eliminate Blackouts From. His issue isnt with the Baton Rouge Union of Police, the billboards, or the person Creel interviewed with. LEWIS: He was in fact the same attorney that had done the investigation into my termination with the company. Britt's husband, The Advocate's Capitol. BATON ROUGE, La. Good dudes, but definitely not journalists. After 45 years of telling TV viewers what tomorrow's weather will bring, WBRZ, Channel 2's chief forecaster Pat Shingleton is retiring. The 9News Investigators put in a public records request asking for several things. WAFB anchor Andr Moreau is leaving the Baton Rouge, La. i mean, no way it was a race thing. 23 Kentucky, Louisiana officials spent $12,300 on tickets for Saints game in London, Murder suspect in deadly shooting at White Castle party found guilty, LSU set to start spring football on March 9, St. Tammany libraries to red flag certain graphic novels, Mini workshop to bust myths surrounding sexual health. They dont want to talk about what you are put through while you are working and nobody should have to go through that at their place of employment, said Lewis. I initially thought Id move, but there was such a support system here. Like many another young lass of her physical and verbal endowments, fair Catherine was a local news anchor. Deaton, who's 68, said she plans to stay in Baton Rouge. Copyright @2023 TigerDroppings.com. Former WAFB reporter Kiran Chawla says her love of investigative reporting and the viewing public sparked her to start her new YouTube channel. ^^^Get more at http://NextNewsNetwork.com Sub to Gary's NEW Podcast on YouTube here:https://nnn.is/subscribe-to-G-CastSub to Gary's original YouTube Channel here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7hGbKgaf_DK3w_gwQweICg?sub_confirmation=1Sub to the Next News Youtube Channel here:http://nnn.is/Sub-to-N3Get on our Email list! Thornhill was at WAFF for more than two decades, starting in 1991 as sports director, according to his agent's website. Hey Lucky, I just found my copy of his cookbook and it says in the intro "I hope they'll elicit the same response they did for me - 'TONNAIRE, MAIS CAS C'EST BONNE, OUI!!!'". Owned by Gray Television, it is a sister station to low-powered, Class A MyNetworkTV affiliate WBXH-CD, channel 39 (which WAFB simulcasts on its fourth digital subchannel). I never went along with any of his advancements. CBS affiliate after eight years. On December 3, 2020, Creel filed Charges for Discrimination. It's something she's come to love over her career, said Deaton, who moved to Baton Rouge in 1983 to be the weekend weather person at WAFB, later going to the morning weather show there. LEWIS: No. Email Judy Bergeron at jbergeron@theadvocate.com. Even him, in his own life, it was hard for him to be faithful to his wife, said a woman whose identity was protected. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. While there, WAFB not only dominated the local metro market, but had the No.-1 ranked 10 pm newscast for any local TV news station in the top 100 markets nationwide. WAFB (channel 9) is a television station in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, affiliated with CBS. I guess the worst situation was when I was sitting in his office one day and he got an erection while he was talking to me and he opened his legs and told me, Look at what I do to him.. All content may be used freely with attribution. It turned out to be Officer Creels interview with WAFBs investigative reporter, Kiran Chawla. (WAFB) Tisha started her career in journalism as a reporter and producer for WCBI-TV in. He became. Retiring WAFB weathercaster Diane Deaton says she give her final forecast on Dec. 18. So, I created a series of spots (public service announcements) and got some of my peers to help me record them former WAFB and CBS Sports broadcaster Tim Brando and, for the ones in the New Orleans area, former TV news anchor Norman Robinson. There were 136 homicides in East Baton Rouge Parish in 2020. After he got fired from WAFB he openned a restaurant in the same shopping center as Buffalo Wild Wings on the corner of Bluebonnet and Perkins. When longtime WAFB-TV weathercaster Diane Deaton first began in the news business, the role of weather reporter hadn't really been defined yet. They did not release the mans name or the reason for the arrest, but the stationmaster is responsible for rail traffic on that stretch of the tracks. 100 of those were within Baton Rouge city limits. "You can see that little light come on in their eyes, then the hesitation about what to say and then it comes to them: the weather," Deaton said. Internal Affairs would not reveal what prompted this meeting. You speak out about it, you tell the truth, youre accused of being a disgruntled employee that is just upset because you got fired. George Sells, third from left, with former newsdesk anchors Andr Moreau and Mike Graham on hand for Donna Britt's final newscast. George Sells, shown on the set of Philadelphia's KYW-TV in the late 1960s or early 1970s with Marciarose Shestack, still binge watches the news. The LSU Tigers dropped their final home game of the regular season on Wednesday, March 1, from the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. All rights reserved. mike vernon royal household; are there snakes in gran canaria; shooting in laurel, md yesterday. Elizabeth Vowell Anchor Elizabeth Vowell is the 6 and 10 anchor. Former WAFB-TV news anchor George Sells is keeping busy in retirement, producing video obituaries and lending his distinctive voice to various projects. Copyright @2023 TigerDroppings.com. Michael Lunsford runs Citizens for a New Louisiana, a government watchdog nonprofit, who has called out Jones and other library leaders. I trust the facts in the court case will exonerate me completely.". KIRAN: Did you ever have any complaints against Mr. Brown and sexual harassment? Visit: http://LibertyClassroom.orgRestore YOUR Online Privacy here:https://HideWithGary.comEnter Promo Code: nextnews for 20% OFF !Be Ready in ANY disaster. It's not standard. February 13, 2017. A group in Minneapolis say yes and they want WCCO Anchor/Reporter Liz Collin to resign or be fired, because of her husband. Kiran Chawla, has been a thorn in the side for those unappreciative of transparency for years. He wanted to make a difference as an Army doctor. If those who speak up about issues within a department or the city are to be punished, these issues will never be resolved. WAFB, virtual and VHF digital channel 9, is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. He returned to Baton Rouge in 2008, after stops in Columbus and . They added the goal is to inform Baton Rouge citizens of the current crime situation in the city. LEWIS: I think the clerks office does not like bad press. Deaton grew up in a small town north of Kansas City, Missouri and first entered the weather reporting field at a small station there: She was working part-time in the accounting department, when the news director asked her to host a noontime community events segment. According to the lawsuit, Lewis reported Brown in April of 2019. They met standing in the takeout line at Ginos Restaurant. A grand jury on Wednesday, Feb. 22, indicted a teen for two counts of rape and one count of kidnapping in the Madison Brooks case and the court has released his name. seems like she was on the same side as most. LSU head coach Brian Kelly and the Tigers are set to begin spring football on Thursday, March 9, looking to build off their 10-win season. The group that started the hubbub over in Lafayette Parish is called Citizens for a New Louisiana. Just a theory, but IIRC, she was very involved and remained involved in covering the families of the police officers that were killed/wounded in 2016. The next hearing is scheduled for March 3, 2021. When Creel refused to divulge which union members participated in which activities he was threatened with disciplinary action. Heart in Hand -- The WAFB morning team, from left, Lauren Westbrook, Johnny Ahysen, Diane Deaton, Liz Koh and Matt Willams serve as emcees for the Manners of the Heart's Heart in Hand Awards Gala in 2019. Those are some big shoes to fill. Updated. I also saw Kevin Gallagher fanning flames on Twitter. The silly thing about this whole thing is to try to say well, she did something wrong, when in fact, its exactly how she had been trained and done her job for nine years, said Craft. Fellow resident and former LSU Law School instructor Lucy Bowers McGough told him about the need for CASA volunteers across the state and asked if she could put him in touch with juvenile court Judge Kathleen Richey. I could completely see an argument erupting over this, someone losing their temper and saying something, resulting in termination. "Even though retiring is a little scary, because it's the unknown, I have a strong faith and I know I can trust God to get me through it," she said. John Bel Edwards administration spent $12,305 of state money on premium seating at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the Saints-Vikings football game in London last year. Personal Life, Parents and Family Details : Tisha met Second Lieutenant James Wayne in Louisiana. BATON ROUGE, La. The truth is not always pleasant, but people need to be made aware. The arms that went around me the people here at St. James were so supportive, said Sells. He was 51. News Deputies investigate apparent. She may just be leaving for another job. She says they did not get any complaints. It's made worse by other officers standing by. 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