Do Middle-Aged Female Anchors Have Targets On Their Backs?
Research doesn’t show that older female news anchors are downsized more often than men, the Baltimore Sun reports, but anecdotal evidence does point to women anchors being held to higher physical standards.
“If viewers are reacting more favorably to younger women in station focus groups and other forms of research, it can make a difference in who gets fired and who doesn’t,” the Sun says.
The issue is in the news because Baltimore’s WBAL did not renew the contract of Marianne Banister after 15 years of co-anchoring a program that led ratings in its timeslot.
“I want to make this clear: This is not my choice,” she said.
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