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Anchor sues KMBC for gender and age discrimination

November 20, 2008 by Veronica Villafañe

She has been anchoring at KMBC-9 for almost 25 years, but now Maria Antonia, considered Kansas City’s most recognizable Hispanic journalist, has been pulled off the anchor chair.  She alleges the ABC affiliate’s general manager told her she would “never anchor at Channel 9 again.”

She says management told her “the station needed to look ahead to the future” and that her job would be given to a younger female anchor.

The Kansas City Star is reporting she’s not the only one who’s filing suit for gender and age discrimination.  Two other women – reporter Peggy Breit and anchor Kelly Eckerman claim they have been demoted and passed up for plum positions and shifts at the station, which were ultimately given to younger females.

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  1. Turkey Central says

    October 28, 2009 at 6:37 AM

    Maria Antonia is a hottie! What are they thinking???

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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