View Post ABC Affiliates | Law & Ethics | ShopTalk Judge Allows Wendy Bell Lawsuit to Continue By Kevin Eck on Nov. 21, 2016 - 10:09 AM Bell was fired in March after posting racially charged opinions to her Facebook page.
View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk Wendy Bell Is Suing Hearst, Wants Her Job Back By Kevin Eck on Jun. 20, 2016 - 4:12 PM Her lawsuits also alleges she was fired "because of her race"
View Post ABC Affiliates | Social Media People Are Still Talking About Wendy Bell Getting Fired from WTAE By Kevin Eck on Apr. 4, 2016 - 4:32 PM A college newspaper said Bell's firing "puts the blame on Bell rather than the larger systems at play here that led her to believe her comments were OK."
View Post ABC Affiliates | Revolving Door | ShopTalk Wendy Bell Fired From WTAE After Facebook Post By Kevin Eck on Mar. 30, 2016 - 4:25 PM "WTAE has ended its relationship with anchor Wendy Bell."
View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk Wendy Bell Says She Regrets Offending Anyone By Kevin Eck on Mar. 24, 2016 - 9:59 AM "I now understand that some of the words I chose were insensitive and could be viewed as racist."
View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk WTAE Anchor Accused of Racist Post on Facebook By Kevin Eck on Mar. 23, 2016 - 4:01 PM "The white privilege is strong with this one," wrote one commenter.
ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk | Social Media | TV Biz In Contract Dispute, WTAE Talent Launches Social Media Campaign By Merrill Knox on Jan. 4, 2012 - 11:02 AM More than 20 on-air personalities at WTAE, Pittsburgh’s ABC-affiliate, have launched a social media campaign called “Fairness 4 WTAE” to protest what they say is unfair treatment by station management. The 23 anc ...
ShopTalk | Sports WTAE Anchors (Sort Of) Wear Purple After Losing Steelers-Ravens Bet to WBAL By Merrill Knox on Nov. 8, 2011 - 4:58 PM When Hearst-owned stations WTAE in Pittsburgh and WBAL in Baltimore bet on who would win Sunday night’s Steelers vs. Ravens NFL matchup, the two stations probably didn’t assume many aspects of the wager would be open t ...