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Following a January suspension, the president of the TV Stations group,
Peter Dunn, and SVP of news,
David Friend, have left CBS according to an email sent Wednesday, per the LA Times. CBS released a statement saying the pair “will not return to their positions and will be leaving the Company.”
Public pressure to cut ties with them came after the
LA Times released their investigation of CBS and alleged that the pair harassed, insulted, and bullied Black and female journalists. Such claims include Dunn refusing to extend the contract for,
Rahel Solomon, a Black anchor at KYW, and said “I hate her face” while on a phone call. Additionally, he allegedly called another Black anchor, Ukee Washington, a “jive guy.”
CBS shake-up: Two TV station executives exit following LA Times investigation
Meg James, Los Angeles Times
April 7, 2021
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CBS has ousted two powerful TV station executives following allegations of racist and abusive behavior.
Peter Dunn, who served as president of the TV Stations group since 2009, and David Friend, the senior vice president of news for more than a decade, are no longer part of CBS, the company s chief executive, George Cheeks, said Wednesday in an email to staff.
Two top CBS execs leave network amid investigation of toxic work culture
Two top TV executives at CBS have left the network two months after being suspended for allegations that they created a toxic work culture which included
racist and misogynistic behavior.
CBS placed Peter Dunn, president of CBS television stations, and David Friend, senior vice president of news for television stations, on leave in January following a Los Angeles Times investigation that included allegations that Dunn disparaged female and Black employees. Friend also allegedly supported the behavior and was accused of verbal abuse.
At the time, CBS said the allegations detailed
CBS Station Executives Leave the Company Amid Probe Into Racist, Abusive Behavior
8 Apr 2021
CBS Television Stations executives Peter Dunn and David Friend “will not return to their positions, and will be leaving the company” following allegations of racist and abusive behavior.
“Peter Dunn, President of the CBS Television Stations, and David Friend, Senior Vice President of News for the Stations group, will not return to their positions and will be leaving the Company,” CBS said in a statement, according to a report by The Wrap. The company added that “on an interim basis, Bryon Rubin will continue to run the Stations group while Kim Godwin will continue her oversight of Stations’ news operations until new leadership is in place.”