EPISODE · Apr 19, 2023 · 18 MIN
Christine Craft
from Now I've Heard Everything · host Bill Thompson
They said she was too old and ugly.l She sued. In 1981. Christine Craft was working as a television news anchor for a station in Kansas City, Missouri. Six months into her two-year contract, she was demoted from the anchor desk, because of the findings of a focus group. As she tells in this 1988 interview, she then sued the station. Get Too Old, Too Ugly, and Not Deferential to Men You may also enjoy my interviews with Helen Thomas and Joan Lunden For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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They said she was too old and ugly.l She sued. In 1981. Christine Craft was working as a television news anchor for a station in Kansas City, Missouri. Six months into her two-year contract, she was demoted from the anchor desk, because of the findings of a focus group. As she tells in this 1988 interview, she then sued the station. Get Too Old, Too Ugly, and Not Deferential to Men You may also enjoy my interviews with Helen Thomas and Joan Lunden For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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