Indy Radio: Cumulus Names Jenna Tucker As Digital Director

Cumulus Media has announced that it has named Jenna Tucker as Digital Director for its three-station group in Indianapolis.

Jenna Tucker

In this newly created position, Jenna will manage the digital and social media platforms of each of Cumulus Indianapolis’ station brands: Country WFMS-FM, Classic Hits WJJK-FM, and CHR WYRG-FM. She will work collectively with the programming, promotions and sales teams to strategically enlarge Cumulus Indianapolis’ digital footprint while engaging our audience and creating unique opportunities for our advertisers. In addition to her role as Digital Director, Tucker will also be on-air as Midday Personality for WFMS 95.5. Her appointment is effective December 17, 2018.

Tucker joins Cumulus from Bonneville’s New Country 105.1/KNCI-FM in Sacramento, CA, where she was Midday Personality.

“This was quite a process,” said Christopher “Boomer” Layfield, Operations Manager for Cumulus-Indianapolis. “After several months of speaking with some supremely qualified candidates, I just kept coming back to Jenna’s incredible passion and prowess in the social media space and her vision to advance our digital brands, not to mention she sounds great on the air! I simply cannot wait for her to join us in Indy and begin working with our already talented team to elevate our efforts across the board.”

Tucker said: “I’m so excited to get closer to home and work in the city where I learned to love radio…go Greyhounds! If you love Country music, WFMS is the place to be as an On-Air Talent, and I’m incredibly honored to have my voice on the station. Plus, I am a huge believer in the power of digital and can’t wait to elevate the cluster to the next level. Now, where’s a girl go to get the best pizza in Indy?”

Skyview Networks to Rep Alpha Media Stations

As part of a multi-year sales agreement, Skyview Networks announced its partnership with Alpha Media to lead the company’s network audio sales efforts. Alpha stations reach over 127 million listeners per week, adding to Skyview’s impressive network portfolio.

The partnership is effective on January 1, 2018.

“We’re excited to deliver Alpha’s strong network reach to clients,” said Jeanne-Marie Condo, EVP/General Manager, Skyview Networks. “Alpha has a powerful footprint that delivers key stations, markets, and impressions that will make a difference for agencies. We are thrilled to partner with Alpha and be part of their amazing success.”

Added President and CEO of Skyview Networks, Ken Thiele, “I am proud to include Alpha in our family of high-performing, high-quality network lineups. I am impressed with Alpha’s leadership and I look forward to the growth and success we will find together in this new partnership.”

Alpha Media CEO/President, Bob Proffitt commented on the announcement, “We are excited to work with Skyview. This partnership will allow Alpha to compete in the network arena. The Skyview team has been very professional, transparent and aggressive which fits very well with our operating philosophy.”

Skyview Networks has 8 network sales offices including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Phoenix, and Miami.

Susan Neely Appointed To Entercom Board of Directors

Entercom Communications Corp. has announced the appointment of Susan K. Neely to its Board of Directors.

Susan Neely

Neely currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI). Among many notable positions, Neely served as special assistant to President George W. Bush and helped create the U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and later became the first DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. With this addition, the Board has expanded to nine directors.

“I’m very pleased to welcome Susan to the Entercom Board of Directors,” said David Field, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Entercom. “Susan brings an outstanding breadth of expertise to the board and we look forward to having her join us at such an exciting time in our Company’s growth and transformation.”

Neely led the American Beverage Association (ABA) for 13 years as President and CEO before joining ACLI in September 2018. She has also served as senior executive at the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA). She has been named Trade Association CEO of the Year by two different national organizations. Neely was honored as one of Washingtonian Magazine’s “100 Most Powerful Women in Washington,” and was named as one of the Washington Business Journal’s “Women Who Mean Business.” She was also awarded the “Global Citizen of the Year Award” by Seton Hall University’s School of Diplomacy and International Relations.

Journalist Admits Writing False News Stories

Europe faces its largest journalistic scandal in years after Der Spiegel, the continent’s biggest-selling news magazine, said one of its star reporters fabricated facts in his articles for years, reports The Wall Street Journal.

Claas Relotius

The magazine’s disclosure, which came after a colleague raised concerns about a recent piece on supporters of President Trump in rural America, was made as Europe’s established media faces attacks by populist forces at home and abroad.

Claas Relotius, an award-winning journalist, resigned from the magazine last week after admitting to making up parts of his reporting in the past decade, Der Spiegel said late Wednesday.

According to the magazine, Mr. Relotius, 33, invented characters, dialogue and events in his coverage of subjects ranging from a Guantanamo inmate who no longer wanted to leave the prison to civil war orphans in Syria.

In seven years writing for Der Spiegel, Mr. Relotius became one of Germany’s most highly regarded journalists, accumulating 10 coveted awards. In 2014, CNN named Relotius the Journalist of the Year and Print Journalist of the Year. The awards were for German-language journalism and decided by an independent jury. The last awards were given in 2015, CNN reported.

But in a separate video interview on the magazine’s website, a colleague said he raised an alarm in November about some facts in an article he and Mr. Relotius co-authored about a pro-Trump militia, which the article described as hunting down immigrants along Arizona’s border with Mexico.

On Wednesday, the magazine launched what it called a transparency campaign, pledging to investigate Mr. Relotius’ entire body of work and publicize the results. It said it had so far found made-up facts in 14 out of nearly 60 articles.

D/FW Radio: KLIF-AM Kids Toy Drive Raises $46K+

News & Information KLIF 570 AM joined Ed Wallace from KLIF’s Saturday morning show “Wheels with Ed Wallace” and Kwik Kar Industries for the 30th Annual KLIF Kids Toy Drive on December 1st at Kwik Kar in Frisco, TX.

Listeners and auto dealerships contributed over $46,000 for kids at two different schools in Dallas and Fort Worth, TX. During the five-hour event, bikes, toys and monetary donations were collected. The donations from this event will benefit Charles Nash Elementary in Fort Worth, TX, and the MLK Learning Center in Dallas, TX.

In total, this year’s event raised $46,628.84, which will be used to purchase toys for 800 children at the benefiting schools and will be presented to them before they leave for the holiday break.

Remaining funds will be presented by check to both schools. For the past 30 holiday seasons, KLIF has worked with Ed Wallace to raise money for toys for underprivileged children in the DFW area.

Columbia SC Radio: Longtime Sports Anchor Bob Shields In Hospice

A longtime sports anchor for WLTX-TV19 is receiving hospice care after an 18-month long battle with cancer.

Bob Shields

Bob Shields, 58, who was the station’s sports director for 30 years, had been receiving chemotherapy and radiation since a diagnosis of a cancerous tumor behind his eye, but doctors recently took him off treatment and returned him to his home, according to a longtime friend of Shields.

“Physically he’s not, obviously, doing fantastic. Basically, the doctors have told him that there’s nothing else they can do,” said Benji Norton, a long time friend of Shields’ who hosted a radio show with him from 2007 to 2016 called Early Game.

Despite Shields’ physical state, his mind is still healthy, Norton told The State.

“His mind is sharp as a tack. I was really surprised by that,” Norton said. “He was singing songs and all the lyrics were right, we were messing around with that, bringing up sports things — things you would have to think a little bit to remember.”

Shortly after graduating from the University of South Carolina in 1981, he started working at WLTX. Two years later, he was promoted to sports director, said WLTX general manager and president Rich O’Dell.

“Bob is one of the most loved people who have worked here at WLTX. Not just here, but in the community,” O’Dell said.

Shields is a decorated reporter, who won the South Carolina Broadcasting Association’s award for Sportscaster of the Year three years in a row, 1995-1997. A 2009 article from The State referred to him as a “local sports history guru.” He left WLTX in May 2010 citing personal and professional reasons.

December 21 Radio History

➦In 1965...actor Andy Dick was born in Charleston South Carolina Dick starred as "Matthew" in the TV sitcom "NewsRadio".

➦In 1988...WWPR NYC switched back to WPLJ.

➦In 1996...Barry Gray died.  He was an influential American radio personality, often labeled as "The father of Talk Radio".

Barry Gray 1951

Initially a disc jockey, Gray was working for New York's WMCA radio station in 1945 when he, bored one evening with simply spinning music, decided to put the telephone receiver up to his microphone and share his conversation with the listening audience. The caller that evening just happened to be bandleader Woody Herman, one of the most popular celebrities of the day. This spontanenous live interview was such a hit with both his listeners as well as station bosses, that the talk radio format resulted. Gray subsequently began doing listener call-ins as well.

Rival station WOR also saw the attraction of the talk format, and Gray worked an overnight shift there from 1945 to 1948 or 1949,  interviewing everyone from Al Jolson to Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. He also broadcast for WMGM from the Copacabana night club in the late 1940s.  In addition during 1947 he hosted the New York-based show Scout About Town for the Mutual Broadcasting System, during which he would present an Award of the Week to popular stars of the stage such as Mitzi Green and Morey Amsterdam.



Gray broadcast on WMIE AM radio from three Miami Beach nightclubs, the Copa Lounge, Danny and Doc's Jewel Box and the Martha Ray Club nightly in the fall of 1948 and into 1949 before he left the Miami area under some pressure. Gray bopped someone from his audience with his microphone,and this happened on the air. The impact was audible and the impact had been preceded by hot words of anger.

Barry Gray returned to WMCA in 1950, and stayed there for 39 years, refining the talk show format still utilized today. During the 1960s, he was in the odd position of having an 11 p.m.-1 a.m. late night talk show on a station otherwise dominated by Top 40 music and the youth-targeted "Good Guys" disc jockey campaign.

After WMCA changed to an all-talk format in 1970, Gray was again fully in his element.  By the 1980s he had shifted from a late-night to a mid-day slot at the station.

Gray left WMCA in 1989 when it dropped its talk format, and went to work slightly up the dial for a return to WOR where he enjoyed national syndication. By the time of his death, his show was considered to be politically conservative.




➦In 2009...The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) released its Top 10 list of 2009's most-played holiday songs on U.S. radio stations, representing an aggregation of all different artist versions of each. "Sleigh Ride" was ranked #1, followed by "Jingle Bell Rock," "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," "White Christmas" and "Winter Wonderland." "The Christmas Song" came in sixth on the list, then "A Holly Jolly Christmas," "Little Drummer Boy," "Feliz Navidad" and "Frosty the Snowman."

➦In 2017...Hall of Fame sportscaster Dick Enberg, whose “Oh my!” calls rang familiar with so many sports fans,  suffered a fatal heart attack at age 82. During the course of his 60 year career he called games and matches for CBS, NBC, ESPN, as well as UCLA Bruins basketball, Los Angeles Rams football, and California Angels and San Diego Padres baseball.

Tulsa Radio: Amber Glaze Joins KVOO Morning Team

Amber Glaze

It’s a whole new morning The VOO Crew with Marty and Amber on KVOO-FM, Tulsa’s premier country variety station. Amber Glaze will be joining Marty Young starting January 2, 2019 Monday through Friday 5:30-10:00 a.m.

“From the moment I met Amber, I knew that she would bring a dynamic to the show that was amazing,” said Marty Young, KVOO Morning Host. “After working with her for a week, I was SOLD. I cannot wait to get to work with Amber every morning on The VOO Crew.”

Glaze got her start at 105.9 KLAZ in Hot Springs, Arkansas and also previously served as a morning co-host alongside Phil Thompson on 104.5 The Fox in Wichita, Kansas. Three years ago she moved home to Little Rock, Arkansas to create and host Hot Mess in the Morning on 106.7 The Ride KHLR. Glaze received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Arkansas, where she studied music and theater.

“I’m honored to be given the opportunity to work with Marty and the KVOO crew,” said Glaze. “These call letters, and this audience, demand greatness and authenticity and I’m more than ready for the challenge. I had no idea when I made the move to Tulsa that the fates would lead me back to morning drive but here we are and I’m beyond excited to see what 2019 has in store!”

A woman of many talents, Glaze is a professional cake designer, stand-up comedian and songwriter.

KVOO 98.5 FM (100 Kw) Red=60dBu Coverage Area

Griffin Communications, an Oklahoma-owned multimedia company, recently acquired five Tulsa radio stations, including KVOO, from the E.W. Scripps Company.

Warner Music Group 2018 Revenue Tops $4B

• Total revenue for the full year grew 12.0% or 9.2% in constant currency
• Digital revenue for the full year grew 20.4% or 18.5% in constant currency
• Net income for the full year was $312 million versus $149 million in the prior year
• OIBDA for the full year was $478 million versus $473 million in the prior year
• Total revenue for the quarter grew 13.3% or 14.8% in constant currency
• Digital revenue for the quarter grew 21.4% or 23.1% in constant currency
• Net loss for the quarter was $13 million versus $38 million in the prior-year quarter
• OIBDA for the quarter was $72 million versus $60 million in the prior-year quarter

Warner Music Group Corp. today announced that in 2018 its revenue exceeded $4 billion for the first time in company history during its call for fourth-quarter and full-year financial results for the period ended September 30, 2018. It also noted that streaming revenue is up 20.4% (18.5% in constant currency).

“We’ve had another terrific year and revenue exceeded $4 billion for the first time in our 15-year history as a standalone company,” said Steve Cooper, Warner Music Group’s CEO.  “We continue to invest in our business for the benefit of our recording artists and songwriters and to fuel our long-term growth.”

“The fact that we ended the year with over $500 million in cash, despite significant spend on A&R, marketing, M&A and dividends, is evidence of the underlying strength of our business,” added Eric Levin, Warner Music Group’s Executive Vice President and CFO.  “We’re on a great run and I’m looking forward to many more years of success.”

Answering a question about whether streaming revenue will begin to fall off in the coming months, Cooper said he expects it to “grow in a robust way,” noting that it will slow down over time in western countries as saturation begins. In emerging markets, he said, revenues and subscribers are “just now being tapped and I would expect to see growth,” noting that economics will probably be “reduced” by comparison, and “we can expect over a time a more modest trajectory.”

NYC Radio: Laura Walker to EXIT NY Public Radio

New York Public Radio (NYPR) President and CEO Laura Walker will step down from her role, Walker and the NYPR Board of Trustees announced Wednesday, capping a remarkable 23-year career that established NYPR as one of the most important media organizations in the nation, with tremendous growth in listenership and in local and national audio programming.

Walker, who will be pursuing opportunities including a university position and starting her own venture, will remain CEO through March 31, and will be available to assist with the transition to the new CEO through June of 2019. A subcommittee of the Board of Trustees will begin a national search for NYPR’s next leader.

Laura Walker

“Leading New York Public Radio over the last two decades has been the honor of my lifetime. During my time at NYPR, we have grown our audience from 1 million to 26 million monthly listeners, strengthening public radio at a time of great disruption in the media industry, and have become a leading player in the exploding podcasting space. I’m deeply proud of the many programs we have created—from Radiolab, More Perfect, The New Yorker Radio Hour, All of It and On The Media—the capital campaigns that have raised more than $160 million and the many ways we’ve endeavored to meet our mission to ‘make the mind more curious, the heart more open and the soul more joyful.’ I am leaving NYPR well-positioned to continue to do groundbreaking multiplatform journalism and music programming for listeners of diverse backgrounds, in New York, across the country and around the globe,” said Laura Walker.

“Laura Walker took New York Public Radio from its modest beginnings as an independent startup to the internationally-recognized audio and journalism leader it is today. When Laura first took the helm at WNYC’s former home in the New York City Municipal Building, it was hard to imagine that the next 20 years would see a 2,000% increase in listenership, a newsroom expansion from just 3 reporters to 70, a 20-fold increase in annual budget, and the creation of new content—from Radiolab to 2 Dope Queens—heard and enjoyed all around the world. The Board of Trustees will lead a national search for NYPR’s next leader, who can build on Laura’s legacy of innovation and service, continue to advance our mission and forge our next, exciting chapter,” said Board of Trustees Chair Mayo Stuntz.

Under Laura Walker’s leadership, New York Public Radio has been transformed from a City-owned municipal radio station reaching one million people a month to an independent nonprofit with eight radio stations, Gothamist, and 18 nationally distributed programs/podcasts that together reach 26 million people a month. Ms. Walker joined New York Public Radio (then WNYC) in 1996, becoming the newly independent station’s first President and CEO, leading its campaign to acquire the WNYC AM and FM licenses from the City of New York.

Walker’s tenure has been marked by dramatic growth for the organization, including the acquisition of WQXR from The New York Times Company, preserving classical music radio for New York City; a move to new headquarters and the build-out of The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space; the acquisition of four New Jersey public radio stations from the State of New Jersey; and the acquisition of Gothamist. In 2015, New York Public Radio launched WNYC Studios, its national on-demand audio production and distribution arm and has been one of the most influential producers of podcasts since the earliest days of the medium.

NYC Radio: 77WABC Adding Brian Kilmeade

Cumulus Media and Fox News Radio (FNR) announced Wednesday that nationally syndicated talk radio program The Brian Kilmeade Show will join the weekday programming lineup on 77 WABC Radio, beginning Wednesday, January 2, 2019.

The Brian Kilmeade Show will air live weekdays on 77 WABC from 10:00am-12:00 Noon EST.

The Brian Kilmeade Show will bring two LIVE hours of highly engaging talk radio to 77 WABC listeners in an interactive format that informs, challenges and entertains. Hosted by Brian Kilmeade, co-host of FOX News Channel’s FOX & Friends, the number one morning show on cable, and a New York Times bestselling author, The Brian Kilmeade Show tackles the top stories and news of the day, spanning politics, finance, sports, and entertainment. The show features top newsmakers and high profile guests offering insight and perspective, including personalities from both FOX News Channel and FOX Business Network.

In commenting on the announcement, Brian Kilmeade, said: “As a Long Island native, I grew up listening to WABC and having been doing so my whole life. Being a guest on the station has always been an honor, but to now have my nationally syndicated radio show carried by WABC, is a career goal that I am humbled to achieve. This is a real reflection of not only just me, but of my incredible team, including Alyson Mansfield, Eric Albeen, and Pete Caterina.”

Chad Lopez, Vice President/Market Manager, Cumulus New York, said: “As a New York native and one of the hottest personalities in the country, Brian is coming home to WABC in many ways and we are happy to have him join our roster of incredible hosts.”

Doug Murphy, Vice President/General Manager, FOX News Radio, said: “The Brian Kilmeade Show is a staple to the FOX News Radio brand and has proven to be an enormous success. We are delighted to expand the program to broadcast live on WABC.”

Westwood One Extends Partnership with Jim Bohannon

As The Jim Bohannon Show celebrates 26 years on the air, Westwood One, the largest audio network in the U.S., has announced a multi-year extension of its partnership with the show and its host, Radio Hall of Famer Jim Bohannon.

 The Jim Bohannon Show, which airs on more than 250 affiliated stations, is a unique mix of topical issues, newsmakers, and pop culture which informs and entertains a loyal audience.  In addition to his weekday broadcast, Bohannon will continue his signature daily feature, “The Offbeat,” a humorous look at something just a bit off the beaten track, and anchor events for Westwood One News. 

Jim Bohannon

"I'm honored to be continuing the apex of my career, working with the wonderful professionals at Westwood One,” said Bohannon. “As The Jim Bohannon Show approaches the 26-year mark next month, I promise that we'll continue to offer the best in news, analysis, and sometimes, just pure fun every weeknight.”

Bohannon, who calls himself a "militant moderate" and "voice of reason" among the clutter of daily talk, is a recipient of numerous industry awards and honors, including the RTDNA First Amendment Award.

Bohannon has been a member of TALKERS magazine's Heavy Hundred every year since its inception in 1995 and received the TALKERS Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. He was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2003. This past summer, he won his second prestigious Gold Medal Award from the New York International Radio Festival for the Westwood One News retrospective Pain & Pride: Remembering Vietnam – 50 Years Later.

“Jim is the gold standard of a talk show host. I’ve traveled with him on assignment to Moscow and Tokyo and from New York to California and I continue to learn and laugh listening to him nightly,” said Bart Tessler, Westwood One’s EVP, News and Talk. “The evening wouldn’t be the same without the breaking news coverage and perspective from The Jim Bohannon Show.”

Suzanne Grimes, EVP, Marketing for Cumulus Media and President, Westwood One, added, “Jim Bohannon is a legendary broadcaster. To be on the air for 26-years is a tremendous accomplishment and we’re thrilled to continue our incredible relationship for many years to come.”

iHM Adds Eric Hadley As SVP/Marketing

Eric Hadley

iHeartMedia has announced that Eric Hadley has been named Senior Vice President of Marketing, effective immediately. Hadley will report to Gayle Troberman, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for iHeartMedia.

In this newly created role, Hadley will utilize iHeartMedia’s position as the leading audio company in the United States to reimagine marketing for advertising partners. He will work closely with advertising partners advising them on their audio strategy, to ensure that clients understand how to best plan, buy, measure and optimize the audio experience.

“As the leader in audio, we understand more than anyone that we’re at a key moment when all things audio are growing,” said Troberman. “It’s important that we have someone who understands data, content, planning and creative. Eric’s experience on the client, agency and media sides of the table will help us continue to lead the way with audio.”

Hadley is an experienced digital sales and marketing executive with roles spanning across a range of marketing and sales positions focusing on consumer, b2b and brand marketing and sales management for large companies, agencies and starts-ups. He has worked at Microsoft, The Weather Channel, Outbrain and most recently was the Chief Marketing Officer of the location marketing platform, GroundTruth. Hadley has been named an American Advertising Federation Hall of Achievement winner and an Ad Age Media Maven. In addition, his work has been recognized and named to top industry awards including the Effie awards and at Cannes Lions.

“I am excited to join the iHeartMedia team,” said Hadley. “As the leader in audio, iHeart has the complete offering needed to help marketers drive results. There are few companies today that have the daily reach and impact of iHeartMedia.”

CBS Considers Dropping Nielsen Ratings

CBS is considering ending its longstanding contract with TV ratings provider Nielsen as it looks for new ways to measure audiences in the multiplatform universe.

The nation’s most-watched TV network is prepared to drop Nielsen’s measurement services if the two sides can’t come to an agreement by the end of this month, according to Variety citing a person familiar with the matter. CBS’ current contract with Nielsen – valued at more than $100 million a year — expires at year’s end.

CBS senior executives have informed CBS O&O stations and various other business units to prepare in case a deal with Nielsen cannot be reached, this person said. Chances of a breakdown are “not remote,” this person said. CBS is seeking “a competitive rate” from Nielsen given that there are more measurement alternatives available for a marketplace that has moved well past the linear TV ratings that Nielsen has delivered for decades.

A CBS spokesperson declined to comment. A Nielsen rep indicated that CBS’ threat to drop the service was posturing amid tough contract talks.

“We expect to arrive at a mutually beneficial agreement well in advance of Dec. 31,” a Nielsen spokesman said.

At issue is a long-running complaint from TV networks that Nielsen isn’t measuring the many different audiences for their programming as well as it should. As smartphones, mobile tablets and broadband-connected TV’s gain more consumer acceptance, audiences are increasingly able to stream their TV favorites in on-demand fashion, making the task of counting them exponentially more difficult. TV networks have long based their advertising rates on Nielsen’s measure of linear TV audiences, which have slipped as consumers embraced Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and other streaming and on-demand options.

In this environment, TV networks believe Nielsen’s overnight ratings are no longer as reliable a barometer of viewership as they once were.

'Bull' Actress Details Harassment Allegations

Michael Weatherly, Eliza Dushku

Actress Eliza Dushku has slammed CBS and her former “Bull” co-star Michael Weatherly in a scathing story for the Boston Globe that details the allegations of harassment that led to her $9.5 million settlement with the network earlier this year.

“I took a job and, because I did not want to be harassed, I was fired,” Dushku states in the first-person story published on Wednesday.

Variety reports that in addition to the money, Dushku demanded as part of the settlement that CBS send a sexual harassment expert to monitor Weatherly’s conduct on the set. She also asserts she was promised a meeting with Steven Spielberg, head of Amblin Partners, which produces “Bull” with CBS Television Studios. Dushku writes that she has yet to meet with Spielberg.

Dushku says the settlement included a non-disclosure agreement, but that she decided to come forward after reading what she described as “deflection, denial, and spin” from the network, Weatherly, and “Bull” showrunner Glenn Gordon Caron in a report last week by the New York Times on the previously undisclosed settlement. Dushku joined the show at the end of its first season with the expectation of becoming a regular cast member in Season 2. But she was written off the show after three episodes as a result of her clashes with Weatherly.

Dushku writes of experiencing sophomoric behavior from Weatherly that allegedly included him making comments about wanting to have a “threesome” with her and many other sexually charged remarks. When she complained to the studio, Dushku asserts that Weatherly worked to have her fired, accusing her of having a “humor deficit.