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New York City Sportscasting Legend Files Age Discrimination Suit

Sal Marchiano, a decades-long fixture in New York sportscasting, filed suit on October 13 in Manhattan federal court accusing Betty Ellen Berlamino, the former general manager of WPIX-TV/Channel 11, of age discrimination when she did not renew his contract in 2008. Marchiano, who is 69 years old, is seeking reinstatement to his former position and damages to be determined at trial. He spent 14 years at the station. Karen Scott, the station’s former news director, said that Berlamino told her that because of Marchiano’s age, “he doesn’t look good on the air.” Click here to read more.
 
 



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