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I just saw on my facebook that former OCM Nicole Mitchell is sueing TWC.
Nicole Mitchell Sues The Weather Channel for USERRA Discrimination (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=801XlL3zETc#ws)
I hope it's all right that I put a link to a video about this on here.
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OH DARN. You beat me! xD
I am actually proud of Nicole doing this. What TWC did to her was not the right thing and I hope she does win this lawsuit. I'm actually surprised they made this public, it's a huge issue, especially in regards to military.
She posted this statement/news article as her status, in which I will add it here for those that do not have Facebook.
This is a partial answer to many questions you guys have asked about what happened at TWC. We finally went forward and spoke to the press today, which was nerve-wracking, and I will post the link to that conference when it is available.....
For Immediate Release
WEATHER CHANNEL SUED FOR MILITARY DISCRIMINATION
Air Force Reserve “Hurricane Hunter” Harassed, Loses Job over Service to Country
Atlanta, GA – June 4, 2012 – Air Force Reserve Officer Nicole Mitchell, formerly an on-air meteorologist for The Weather Channel (TWC), has filed suit against her former employers TWC, NBC/Universal and the private equity firms Bain Capital and the Blackstone Group. The suit comes after a pattern of unfair and discriminatory treatment by the network and its owners, who complained about being forced to schedule around Captain Mitchell’s military service.
Captain Mitchell, now a Major select, is a highly decorated officer who flies as a Weather Officer with the famed “Hurricane Hunters.” She brings suit under The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA”) which prohibits discrimination and retaliation against service members due to their military obligations.
Mitchell was a popular meteorologist on the TWC’s top-rated morning show, “Your Weather Today,” where her military expertise contributed greatly to the network’s hurricane coverage and revenue. After TWC was purchased by NBC/Universal, Bain Capital, and the Blackstone Group in 2008, Mitchell was told by the new management that her military schedule “impacts everyone.” She was harassed for meeting her military obligations, told to clear any military assignments in advance, removed from “Your Weather Today,” and subsequently moved to less desirable shifts. Eventually she was that told there was no longer a place for her at TWC. Management cited “business reasons” and confirmed there were no performance or ratings issues with Mitchell.
The Weather Channel is now attempting to profit off of Mitchell’s own Squadron with a reality show about the Hurricane Hunters. In the series, TWC promises to emphasize the vital role played by the Hurricane Hunters who supply information to the National Hurricane Center from inside the storms. According to TWC, the show will feature those who “risk their own lives” for those whose “lives depend on them.” After dismissing Captain Mitchell for alleged “business reasons,” TWC avoided filming her during this series. Additionally, NBC/Universal is now a sponsor of the “Got Your 6” campaign, publicly vowing to support veterans, despite allowing NBC/Universal staff and managers to harass and then terminate the employment of a military veteran because it found her military service inconvenient.
The case is now headed into arbitration after TWC, NBC/Universal, Bain Capital and The Blackstone Group refused to allow the case to proceed in the Federal District Court and moved to enforce an arbitration clause. Forcing USERRA cases into arbitration is a problem. This is a distinct disadvantage to military members due to the costs, the intricacies of these cases, the effect of military regulations upon their duties, and the lack of any appeal process. Two United States Senators have introduced legislation, the Servicemember Employment Protection Act of 2012 (Pryor, AR) and the Servicemember’s Access to Justice Act (Casey, PA), that would render arbitration clauses invalid in USERRA cases and guarantee military members the right to have their cases heard in federal court. Mitchell hopes her case will raise awareness of military employment discrimination and the need to improve USERRA protections, so that other veterans do not have to go through what she has experienced.
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It's about time! Hope all goes well Nicole! :clap:
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I think NBCU had everything to do with this lawsuite, I could be wrong, but that's my gut feeling.
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I do wish Nicole the best in this matter. NBC and TWC are going to get a lot of negative press about this, so I wouldn't be surprised if they try to settle out of court. Personally, I want to see this go to trial.
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I do wish Nicole the best in this matter. NBC and TWC are going to get a lot of negative press about this, so I wouldn't be surprised if they try to settle out of court. Personally, I want to see this go to trial.
That's most likely what will happen. Glad she's doing this, I would sue their butts too.
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Now we know what she's been doing for the last year, and I'm glad someone is doing something about TWC. I'm just wondering if Nicole's case will cause much more to be brought into the light not only within TWC, but with the other employee's that have "left."
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I do wish Nicole the best in this matter. NBC and TWC are going to get a lot of negative press about this, so I wouldn't be surprised if they try to settle out of court. Personally, I want to see this go to trial.
I won't be surprised either. IIRC, neither side won Marny Stanier's lawsuit against TWC for age discrimination.
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I wonder if Alexandra Steele would follow suit too, unless her case is different. I miss Nicole. She had a charming personality on air. I rememer on her page awhile back that she was upset that management found her service to be an inconvenience. That was a while ago though
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Granted we are only getting one side of the story, it does seem like she has a valid case.
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Not exactly surprising TWC treated her like crap. Glad she's suing. I really hope she wins. :hammer:
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Thank you, Lightning, for posting the video and Ana for posting that article from Nicole's Facebook.
As IceManNYR said, we are only seeing on side of the story, and according to a news report on FOX 5 Atlanta (link below), TWC claims that some of what she is saying is inaccurate (they didn't specify exactly what yet). But I really wish her the best on this case, and hope she does win, as I think it is very valid. I am very, very upset with TWC and almost screamed when I realized that they got rid of her because she was honoring her commitment in the Hurricane Hunters service but then have the nerve to air a long-form program about the Hurricane Hunters (obviously without her in it). <_<
Also, HERE (http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/18698975/weather-channel-anchor-sues) is the link to that news story and video I saw on Atlanta's FOX 5 network. Hopefully the link hasn't changed to another story yet. But getting her hair done??? You've have got to be kidding me. :rolleyes:
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I wonder if Alexandra Steele would follow suit too, unless her case is different. I miss Nicole. She had a charming personality on air. I rememer on her page awhile back that she was upset that management found her service to be an inconvenience. That was a while ago though
Alexandra was simply layed off from TWC due to lack of budget and such.. Nicole, on the other hand, got "layed off" because of her active service in the military.
Letting one go of their job due to military service is against the law, and what Nicole is doing is just right. She did not deserve to be layed off from The Weather Channel like how she was. She was doing her duty in the military, and that was why she could not be at TWC. Once again, I wish her the best and I really hope she wins the lawsuit. Such behavior by TWC is totally unacceptable and it's disrespectful towards the men and women that fight and serve for our country.
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I miss Nicole Mitchell on TWC. Not only is she pretty, but she seems to have a nice personality too. TWC has done some real shady things to OCMs (and in general) over the years, and I thought it was wrong for TWC to fire her because of her conflicts with military service, which she had no control over. <_<
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I wonder if Alexandra Steele would follow suit too, unless her case is different. I miss Nicole. She had a charming personality on air. I rememer on her page awhile back that she was upset that management found her service to be an inconvenience. That was a while ago though
Alexandra was simply layed off from TWC due to lack of budget and such.. Nicole, on the other hand, got "layed off" because of her active service in the military.
I highly, highly doubt that. They wouldn't can her right away after all those promotions for "Cantore and Steele". I heard it was about a contract issues but anyways...this case would be interesting.
When was the last time TWC was sued for something? Stokes and Andres case?
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So now the truth comes out on Nicole's demotion at TWC & departure what arrogance by Comcast Bain Capital & Blackstone disgraceful on how they treated her i am worried about this arbitration issue against Nicole which might go against her i hope i'm wrong & she wins this case.
And about Hillary Andrews she was awarded a monetary settlement in that case against Bob Stokes & i believe she works at CNN now.
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So now the truth comes out on Nicole's demotion at TWC & departure what arrogance by Comcast Bain Capital & Blackstone disgraceful on how they treated her i am worried about this arbitration issue against Nicole which might go against her i hope i'm wrong & she wins this case.
Don't you mean NBC? I highly doubt their investors have anything to do with day-to-day firings.
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After watching that video, I'd be very interested to know who the co-worker harassing Nicole was. It sounded like he/she would have been an OCM. (This is more of a rhetorical question, since I know it shouldn't be discussed publicly.)
Also (I may sound stupid here), but what is Nicole looking for as a result of this case if she wins? One of the guys in the video kept saying he wanted TWC to "do the right thing" but didn't specify exactly what that was. Does Nicole want more money? Does she want TWC to cancel the Hurricane Hunters series, or re-edit it with her included (I don't think this will be easy)? Or does she just want the public to be aware of the issue so that TWC can issue a public apology and treat those in the service with more respect in the future?
I assume that Nicole's winning will definitely lead to the third circumstance, but it may also involve circumstance 1 and/or 2.
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It didn't sound like a money issue. Maybe she felt "calling out" TWC was the best way to handle how they harrassed her.
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I just saw on my facebook that former OCM Nicole Mitchell is sueing TWC.
Nicole Mitchell Sues The Weather Channel for USERRA Discrimination ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=801XlL3zETc#ws[/url])
I hope it's all right that I put a link to a video about this on here.
She's getting payback. But she wasn't the only one done wrong
Here are my thoughts(Warning: Long and uses Several Parentheses)
I hope she wins and by the way let NBC bring back Marshall Seese, Kristina Abernathy, Dave Schwartz, Bill Keneely, Sharon Resultan, Kristen Dodd, Jeanetta Jones(Car Accident possible exception), Rich Johnson, Cheryl Lemke, and Mark Mancuso. These people were awesome. I believe just as many people( maybe more) would watch Marshall ad Heather as Al and Stephanie. Al cannot be paid 10x everyone else and only be on for 2 hours. I hope this is the platform for changes in the weather channel. I just saw Heidi Cullen ion TWC for the Top 5 storms of 2011. Heidi Cullen, Miranda Cosgrove, and Tim Tebow have been on the Weather Channel, but Bill Keneely and Marshall Seese aren't. Al is paid 1M+, Yet Dave Schwartz sells shoes at Macy's in Lenox mall(when I go to Lenox I will see him). Al dances all day :thumbdown:. Dave gives us the weather in a down to earth manor :thumbsup: :thumbsup:. NBC will pay Matt Lauer 30M. Yet OCM's making 350-400K were laid off to "reduce costs". I don't believe that salary was the reason for the layoffs. I think they wanted the old OCM's to speak about Global warming( Heidi Cullen's guest appearance). Maybe it was something else they didn't want to say(Other than global warming). Another reason is probably that they wanted Kristina, Dave, Mark to be a cheesy comedy show( This is the reason for the dancing and stupid jokes). Another TWC problem is the dumb Reality Shows. Back in the 1980's - 1990's and even into the early 2000's NBC had some good shows (Matlock, Golden Girls etc.). Now all you see is The Voice.
I guess since NBC owns part of Bravo that's where the ideas came from. Listen NBC don't try to turn TWC into the second real house wives of Atlanta(I live here). NBC, NO MORE Ice Pilots, WUWA, Lifeguard or any thing.
You may keep It Could Happen Tomorrow, Storm Stories, and other shows that are atleast 90% weather. If you want to keep the reality shows then create The Weather Channel 2. In short, Let Al go to NBC and stay
Let us keep the more seasoned and brilliant OCM's. NBC doesn't realize you can be a good OCM without being stupid. If we want a joke, We know Jay Leno is on at 11:35. Also Give us back the Positive Feel of The Weather Channel that we had just a few years ago. TWC doesn't need comedy after all it survived for 26 years before you instituted it. Last thing NBC, When I put on TWC, I want weather. I am not blaming anyone, but I do want weather back. Good job Nicole. We're rooting for you. NBC can still Change TWC for the better.
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Note: I realize that those older OCM's wouldn't be around forever. We would eventually have to learn new people. However, what happened was not right. Those OCM's had a good 10-15 years left. I don't have a problem with NBC or anyone at TWC personally, but I do want change. I have a problem with the dancing and bad comedy. Only Stephanie Abrams and Al Roker do it. You can be funny and professional at the same time.
An example would be Dave Schwartz :happy: . And There are some I like about as much as as the older ones(They are older themselves and are still there). I really like (who is still there) Mike Siedel, Jim Cantore, Vivian Brown, Jeff Morrow, Kim Cunningham Carl Parker(Very professional), Dr. Greg Forbes and Adam Burg (he isn't old but is funny and down tho earth like Dave Schwartz(No One can be just like Dave though :( ). Some people are too new for me to formulate an opinion, some are on too late for me to know them, and some I know but can't remember their names. Any professional I will like them and get use to them. They(New OCM's :Maria Larosa, Todd Santos, Jen Carfagno, Stephanie Abrams) look like they are just trying to do their jobs. But if they (New OCM's) tried to get the older OCM's fired ON PURPOSE and used their younger looks and bodies to get the job then remember Karma is a :censored: . Kristina Abernathy and Sharon Resultan were still very good looking when they were layed off. Keneely and Schwartz were capable and professional too. So if you used your age a looks and bodies to try to replace them, You have 10 years until you're 40 and the next people will come and you feel like Abernathy and Schwartz. So if you did that to get them fired watch out.
This Really last. I don't know what happened or why. Were the older OCM's fired for 1 money,2 not wanting to be silly and a cheesy comedy, 3 Global Warming controversy, or 4 the younger OCM's screwing them over.
If the answer is 4 them we have a problem. Rich Johnson if you read this please reply. Anyone please reply
Sorry for the long paragraph and series of parentheses. I just had to vent. Good luck Nicole!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The only thing I'm going to address about that is that Marshall Seese wasn't forced off TWC. He retired.
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The only thing I'm going to address about that is that Marshall Seese wasn't forced off TWC. He retired.
Same with Sharon, she voluntarily left TWC.
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Didn't Kristina Abernathy leave on her own terms too? I don't remember her being apart of the layoffs with Dave, Cheryl and Ebony. :no: She left around the same time I think though, can't remember. This old brain ain't what it used to be. :P
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No, Kristina was part of the massive 2008 layoffs. :(
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Zach, it was early 2009. She wasn't part of the 2008 layoffs with Lemke, Scwartz and Deon
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I wish Nicole the best of luck with her case. Its pointless to even mention any of the other OCMs in this topic. This situation is completely different than any other OCMs who were let go.
Also (I may sound stupid here), but what is Nicole looking for as a result of this case if she wins? One of the guys in the video kept saying he wanted TWC to "do the right thing" but didn't specify exactly what that was. Does Nicole want more money? Does she want TWC to cancel the Hurricane Hunters series, or re-edit it with her included (I don't think this will be easy)? Or does she just want the public to be aware of the issue so that TWC can issue a public apology and treat those in the service with more respect in the future?
TWC would never issue a public apology or put her back in the series. They are just as likely to rehire her or any other OCMs. No company is going to publicly admit they were wrong in a situation like this. The best Nicole can hope for is to get the non compete clause abolished and perhaps some sort of payout.
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After watching that video, I'd be very interested to know who the co-worker harassing Nicole was. It sounded like he/she would have been an OCM. (This is more of a rhetorical question, since I know it shouldn't be discussed publicly.)
I might not have listened correctly, but I thought she was talking about a previous job when she had a co-worker harrassed her for being away on military duty. She only had good things to say regarding TWC until the buy-out.
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TWC issues a statement:
The Weather Channel is committed to creating a work atmosphere free of discrimination and in compliance with The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 ("USERRA"), and its owners support that commitment. This is a commitment that we have always taken very seriously. We cannot comment on pending litigation, but as with many situations, there is more than one version of what occurred. We disagree with many of the assertions in the plaintiff's press statements and intend to vigorously defend the matter in the arbitration process.
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TWC issues a statement:
The Weather Channel is committed to creating a work atmosphere free of discrimination and in compliance with The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 ("USERRA"), and its owners support that commitment. This is a commitment that we have always taken very seriously. We cannot comment on pending litigation, but as with many situations, there is more than one version of what occurred. We disagree with many of the assertions in the plaintiff's press statements and intend to vigorously defend the matter in the arbitration process.
Sounds like what just about any other defendant would say.
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TWC issues a statement:
The Weather Channel is committed to creating a work atmosphere free of discrimination and in compliance with The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 ("USERRA"), and its owners support that commitment. This is a commitment that we have always taken very seriously. We cannot comment on pending litigation, but as with many situations, there is more than one version of what occurred. We disagree with many of the assertions in the plaintiff's press statements and intend to vigorously defend the matter in the arbitration process.
Sounds like what just about any other defendant would say.
They cannot say anything more than that as it could hurt their case when it goes to court.
None the less, a new article about this issue: http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/weather-channel-anchor-says-she-was-fired-over-military-service.html (http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/weather-channel-anchor-says-she-was-fired-over-military-service.html)
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I don't blame TWC for this as much as I do NBC. NBC probably had a lot to do with this.
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I don't blame TWC for this as much as I do NBC. NBC probably had a lot to do with this.
That, unfortunately, can only be called pure speculation. Unless it can be nailed down to person "X" did "Y" and was put into place by executive "Z" from company "Q" who did nothing to prevent situation "Y," that will remain speculation.
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I don't blame TWC for this as much as I do NBC. NBC probably had a lot to do with this.
That, unfortunately, can only be called pure speculation. Unless it can be nailed down to person "X" did "Y" and was put into place by executive "Z" from company "Q" who did nothing to prevent situation "Y," that will remain speculation.
I watched the video posted by the OP a few days ago, and IIRC, the lawyer representing Captain Mitchell did indeed present some evidence that some of the harshness forced onto Nicole was a part of NBC.. though do correct me if i am wrong.
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I don't blame TWC for this as much as I do NBC. NBC probably had a lot to do with this.
That, unfortunately, can only be called pure speculation. Unless it can be nailed down to person "X" did "Y" and was put into place by executive "Z" from company "Q" who did nothing to prevent situation "Y," that will remain speculation.
I watched the video posted by the OP a few days ago, and IIRC, the lawyer representing Captain Mitchell did indeed present some evidence that some of the harshness forced onto Nicole was a part of NBC.. though do correct me if i am wrong.
Now that you mention it, I do recall that. The same "formula" above can apply, but works if it CAN be nailed down.
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Nicole says in a radio interview, under previous ownership The Weather Channel was run by meteorologists and that changed when the new ownership took over and the harassment started.
Nicole Mitchell The Weather Channel - Pags (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuREbI6edg0#)
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She deserved to sue TWC :yes: :) That is for getting rid of her because of some lame rule.
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Nicole mentioned this on FB,
I will be a guest on the O'Reilly Factor tomorrow. What great national exposure to bring light to the problem of employers discriminating against our military!
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Good to see she's taking this far. I'll be sure to watch the Factor tomorrow night.
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Nicole mentioned this on FB,
I will be a guest on the O'Reilly Factor tomorrow. What great national exposure to bring light to the problem of employers discriminating against our military!
Yeah! My favorite show! Can't wait to see her! I hope that NBC/TWC will go downhill for this! Its not right to "let go" someone who works for the Military.
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I really hope she wins because she has awesome points about having the right to serve her country and maintain her job outside of that service. Unfortunately, people do get fired for business reasons, as stated with Alexandra Steele and with the other layoffs in 2008 and 2009, so I don't see how she can fight that very vague statement--"business reasons."
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I really hope she wins because she has awesome points about having the right to serve her country and maintain her job outside of that service. Unfortunately, people do get fired for business reasons, as stated with Alexandra Steele and with the other layoffs in 2008 and 2009, so I don't see how she can fight that very vague statement--"business reasons."
That's the problem, anyone can use the lame excuse of firing someone for "business reasons" so they don't have to justify the real reason for the firing. The fact that they won't giver her or her lawyer a straight answer to what that specifically means would tell me they want to hide what she already knows.
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Nicole on The O'Reilly Factor (http://videos.mediaite.com/embed/player/?content=5MRV451CVL58V3XW&layout=&content_type=content_item&playlist_cid=&media_type=video&read_more=1&widget_type_cid=svp)
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Nicole on The O'Reilly Factor ([url]http://videos.mediaite.com/embed/player/?content=5MRV451CVL58V3XW&layout=&content_type=content_item&playlist_cid=&media_type=video&read_more=1&widget_type_cid=svp[/url])
Interesting how he described The Weather Channel as "a service. And that "people tune in and out" for the weather. It would seem the new owners want TWC to be the opposite of that
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Interesting video. I am not in the least bit surprised that O'Reilly tried to turn this into a political issue near the end, though. Why he did that, I have no clue. This is clearly a bad management problem, not a political issue. :wacko:
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Interesting video. I am not in the least bit surprised that O'Reilly tried to turn this into a political issue near the end, though. Why he did that, I have no clue. This is clearly a bad management problem, not a political issue. :wacko:
My thoughts exactly.
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Nicole on The O'Reilly Factor ([url]http://videos.mediaite.com/embed/player/?content=5MRV451CVL58V3XW&layout=&content_type=content_item&playlist_cid=&media_type=video&read_more=1&widget_type_cid=svp[/url])
Interesting how he described The Weather Channel as "a service. And that "people tune in and out" for the weather. It would seem the new owners want TWC to be the opposite of that
Yeah, I mean, honestly, despite what the new owners want TWC to be, I and I am sure a lot of others will treat it as a service and "tune in and out" because they barely show any weather anymore. :rolleyes:
But I really don't agree with his statement that "TWC is not competing for ratings." Uh, yeah it is? :dunno:
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Nicole on The O'Reilly Factor ([url]http://videos.mediaite.com/embed/player/?content=5MRV451CVL58V3XW&layout=&content_type=content_item&playlist_cid=&media_type=video&read_more=1&widget_type_cid=svp[/url])
Interesting how he described The Weather Channel as "a service. And that "people tune in and out" for the weather. It would seem the new owners want TWC to be the opposite of that
Yeah, I mean, honestly, despite what the new owners want TWC to be, I and I am sure a lot of others will treat it as a service and "tune in and out" because they barely show any weather anymore. :rolleyes:
But I really don't agree with his statement that "TWC is not competing for ratings." Uh, yeah it is? :dunno:
He should really do his homework. He probably thinks that just because they're the single running weather 24/7 cable news network around they have no reason to be competing. If they weren't competing for ratings, they wouldn't be desperately trying so hard to attract and hold viewers around, but then again this is the same guy who tried to make Nicole's work discriminatory dilemma a political issue which made absolutely no sense. :rolleyes: I'm glad she has other evidence to back up her case such as those emails she mentioned. Hopefully that will help strengthen her lawsuit against the network. :yes:
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Interesting video. I am not in the least bit surprised that O'Reilly tried to turn this into a political issue near the end, though. Why he did that, I have no clue. This is clearly a bad management problem, not a political issue. :wacko:
That's why I'm not a fan of him. He seems to turn almost anything into a political issue.
Also, TWC was designed to be a service, as Bill stated, but obviously in the last 5-10 years that hasn't been the case.
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Interesting video. I am not in the least bit surprised that O'Reilly tried to turn this into a political issue near the end, though. Why he did that, I have no clue. This is clearly a bad management problem, not a political issue. :wacko:
That's why I'm not a fan of him. He seems to turn almost anything into a political issue.
Also, TWC was designed to be a service, as Bill stated, but obviously in the last 5-10 years that hasn't been the case.
I never watch the O'Reilly Factor or Fox News for that matter.
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Good for Nicole! :biggrin: I knew something was up when she was let go. I recall her mentioning on her Facebook page about the time she was let go that they had complained about her military service impacting her availability to work. And considering how TWC has treated OCMs in the past, I'm not too surprised to hear about this.
I really hope she wins this; she deserves it after having to put up with TWC's crap. <_<
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For those interested if TWC was going out of their way to keep Nicole off the "Hurricane Hunters" show, the answer from Nicole on Facebook is yes.
Nicole Mitchell
16 hours ago
Okay, enough of you have asked last week and this that I will comment on the Hurricane Hunter "reality" show (I say that as I've seen the camera crew have people stage things that never happened).
Yes, I flew the 2 Isaac missions. Yes, the camera crew, employed by TWC has gone out of their way to avoid me.
So, although you can see some shots of me and hear my voice sometimes (the meteorologist is crucial to a hurricane flight, so I guess it's hard to completely avoid me), that is why coverage of me is so limited.
You will see they had to ask the non-meteorologist crew members weather questions (causing some information to be wrong). Another good example, the big Communications problem, was a piece of my equipment...notice how they had everyone else try to explain it instead of asking me.
As I've said before...I might be the only person ever who was discriminated against by a civilian employer for military service, THEN had the same empolyer figure out a way to discriminate against me at my military job.
Sigh!
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=663444300337539&id=192972824051358 (https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=663444300337539&id=192972824051358)
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Nicole has found work again, per Facebook on August 20:
I am pleased to announce my return to the airwaves tomorrow!
I recently joined on with Al Jazeera America as part of the meteorology department, and for now I will be on as the morning meterologist from 7-8:30am Eastern (and also 11am the rest of this week).
I did a lot of research prior to joining this team, and I was impressed by the strong reputation of their journalism. I actually started in TV on the "news" (versus weather) side, and it's wonderful to be with a company with a serious committment to real, in-depth news, or as our chief executive said to The New York Times: “There will be less opinion, less yelling and fewer celebrity sightings.”
And, no, I wasn't asked to post anything....I would welcome the addition of a network with more serious news coverage regardless of whether or not I worked there! :-)
Plus, it has been exciting to help get a new station off the ground and aid in getting our weather department going!
No, this doesn't mean I have left the Reserves. In fact, I leave Friday with the full support of my new supervisor (a fellow Vet!).
So, I would be honored if you would check us out.
As I said, I will be on bright and early tomorrow. Hope to "see" you then!
PS: Here is one of many articles about today's network launch if you want to know more:
[url]http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/z-on-tv-blog/bal-why-the-arrival-of-al-jazeera-american-matters-20130819,0,7400765.story[/url] ([url]http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/z-on-tv-blog/bal-why-the-arrival-of-al-jazeera-american-matters-20130819,0,7400765.story[/url])
And here is where to go to see if your cable/satellite provider carries us: [url]http://america.aljazeera.com/tools/getajam.html[/url] ([url]http://america.aljazeera.com/tools/getajam.html[/url])