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From: prgclb@ihuxm.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Christine Craft's Sex Discrimination Case
Message-ID: <407@ihuxm.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 10-Aug-83 13:52:54 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 10 13:52:54 1983
Date-Received: Fri, 12-Aug-83 12:50:47 EDT
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What, no discussion yet on Christine Craft,
the deposed Kansas City TV anchorwoman, who recently
won a sex discrimination suit against her former
employer?  Seems she was dismissed because her managers
thought she was becoming too old and ugly for their viewers' tastes.

While I sympathize with her and am glad she was successful
in her lawsuit, you have to admit that all TV stations
demand good looks as well as good journalism from their
on-air personnel.  Do you think Bill Kurtis, formerly
Chicago's highly rated anchor who moved up to the CBS
Morning News, got where he did strictly because he's a good journalist?
Heck no, he's good looking!
His replacement, Don Craig, is also good looking.

Perhaps the issue is that TV station managers consider
men to look more distinguished as they get older,
but not women.  But there are some notable exceptions to this
generalization.  Look at Barbara Walters and Betty Furness --
both much alive and successful.

				Carl Blesch
				Bell Labs - Naperville, Ill.
				IH 2A-159, (312) 979-3360
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