sinklair wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:39 am
25-66’s parent company Sinclair Broadcast Group finally released a statement about its support for the Black Lives Matter movement:
On its Facebook page, Sinclair writes:
“Sinclair stands with the peaceful protests occurring around the country that are forcing important conversations and actions to address racism in this country. We support a diverse, inclusive community that treats all people with the respect and dignity that they deserve, and we will use our platform to expose instances of racism and prejudice in all forms. We also express our sincere condolences to the Floyd family and hope that as a country we can come together and insure incidents like this never happen again.”
And yet 25-66 still won’t promote persons of color into management roles. The former GM and current ASSistant GM/Promotions Director, In Over Her Head News Director, Director of Declining Sales, Party Planner/HR Director, Creative Services Director, Business Manager, Local Sales Manager, National Sales Manager, Chief Engineer, News Promotions Manager, IT Director, Sports Director, Executive Producer, Chief Photographer, Digital Content Manager, Digital Sales Manager, Programming Director, Traffic Manager, regional manager and group news director Lame Michaelsen are all... you guessed it... white.
While Sinclair’s sentiment is admirable... it’s long past due that diversity extends to hiring practices that have prevented any significant hiring of persons of color into the station’s and corporate management ranks. And when people complain about the systemic racism that exists at the station, instead of threatening retaliation, managers should listen. Actions over words.
