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WLTJ/WRRK EMPLOYEE SUES STATIONS. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Theresa Sullivan-Hoban, former general sales manager at AC/classic rock combo WLTJ/WRRK Pittsburgh, has sued owner WPNT Inc., charging gender discrimination and wrongful discharge. According to the Post-Gazette, Sullivan-Hoban claims that when former WRRK staffer Ron Chavis filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint (and subsequent lawsuit) against the station, she was pressured by her employers to sign a sworn statement that Chavis had sexually harassed her. She refused, instead signing a statement saying only that she had seen Chavis arrive at work late. A month later, she was fired. The complaint also charges that her statement was altered before it was submitted in Chavis' lawsuit. Neither party would comment.
Westwood One Announces New Networks. Westwood One has launched two news-intensive networks, one focused on adult listeners, the other on youth. CNN Max will reach 2,400 affiliates and provide coverage in each of the top 100 radio markets, effective immediately. Source Max, to be launched in January, will be aimed at a younger audience, with affiliates including WXRK New York, KROQ Los Angeles, WYSP Philadelphia, and KOME San Jose, Calif.
scott and todd show ends two-year syndicated run. WPLJ New York morning team Scott Shannon and Todd Pettengill have been told by PD Tom Cuddy to focus on New York. The show, which airs on six stations in Albany, N.Y.; Nashville; Tallahassee, Fla.; Fayetteville, N.C.; Florence, S.C.; and Cape Cod, Mass., will end its syndicated run Friday (16).