Two Fired At WEWS-TV Cleveland For 'Political Activity'

Jackie Fernandez

WEWS Channel 5 "Good Morning Cleveland" anchor Jackie Fernandez and meteorologist Somara Theodore are no longer with the station, reports cleveland.com.

"We don't discuss internal employee matters," news director Jeff Harris said in a statement. "However, News 5 holds all of its journalists to the highest ethical standards."

Harris would not speak directly to the reason why Fernandez and Theodore were let go, but FTVLive, a TV news industry site, reported it was because the two waited in line for tickets to Jay Z's upcoming Cleveland concert for Hillary Clinton on company time last week and then posted about it on social media.

Somara Theodores

Sources say that Fernandez and Theodore were both on the clock while waiting to get the tickets.

"It is important to the reputation of our station and to Scripps, our parent company, that our news coverage is fair and unbiased," Harris said. "Those crucial qualities have been emphasized repeatedly during this contentious election season.

"We remind our journalists frequently to avoid even the appearance of support for any sides of this election. It is imperative that we maintain objectivity in the work we do to serve our communities in NE Ohio."

Fernandez and Theodore both arrived in Cleveland last summer. They were introduced as part of News 5's "fresh and hip news team" in splashy promos.