Meet @RomaTorreNYC. 61 years old. Mother of 2. News anchor, theater critic & two-time Emmy winner. Was NY1's first on-air hire in 1992. Without notice, Roma lost 4 hours of daily airtime to a younger woman & a man. Was told her ageism complaints were "nonsense." #UnseenWomenOnTV
Meet @kshaughnessy2. 50 years old. Mother of 2. Anchor at NY1 since 1995 and winner of numerous awards. Kristen was the primary weekday morning fill-in anchor with approx. 45 slots per year. After the merger with Charter, her fill-in opportunities vanished. #UnseenWomenOnTV
Meet @RamirezJeanine. 49 years old. Mother of 3. Has been a TV reporter at NY1 for 23 years, receiving countless awards for her journalism. After Jeanine reported age discrimination in mid-2018, her weekday morning fill-in opportunities completely vanished. #UnseenWomenOnTV
Meet @IamVivLee. 44 years old. Mother of 2. Reporter for 17 years and currently a NY1 anchor. Was told by a NY1 talent review coach not to change anything about her delivery. In 2019, Vivian was demoted to a General Assignment reporter role. #UnseenWomenOnTV
Meet @amandafarinacci. 40 years old. Mother of 2. Staten Island Reporter at NY1. Produced an award-winning documentary on NYC's storm recovery program. Was not offered a moderator role for a live town event hall about her own reporting. It went to a man instead. #UnseenWomenOnTV
You can follow @UnseenWomenOnTV.
Tip: mention @twtextapp on a Twitter thread with the keyword “unroll” to get a link to it.

Latest Threads Unrolled: