SUMMARY: Michael Scott, who seems to run into problems at every TV station where he works (including Kansas City's KCTV5 below) has been suspended at his latest job at WAAY-TV 31 in Huntsville, according to NewsBlues, an Internet site specializing in TV gossip. 05-26-2008
Huntsville anchor suspended for dropping N-bomb
WAAY-31-ABC in Huntsville (Market #83) primary news anchor Michael Scott has been suspended after openly berating news producer Jabaree Pruitt, who abruptly quit. According to those who witnessed the incident, Scott, during a commercial break in the 10 p.m. newscast, referred to Pruitt as a Negro. When Pruitt ask him not to use that word, Scott called him a �nigger.� Both men are black. Scott has had a well-traveled career, with stops in Los Angeles, Dallas, Denver, Omaha, Charlotte (3 months), Kansas City, and now Huntsville. Manny Calvo, acting GM and president of Calkins Media, who suspended Scott, did not respond to requests for comment. The station has been without a news director since April.
SCOTT ABRUPTLY TERMINATED AT KCTV5 Michael Scott, 52, co-anchor at KCTV5 since 2004, was terminated (12/1) by the station one day after the November sweeps period ended and KCTV5 lost the top ratings spot in Kansas City to KMBC-TV9. Scott was an Internet favorite before he arrived in Kansas City when he stumbled and fell on a live TV segment when a lizard jumped on him during an interview (right).
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