Im an expert in the Hispanic media industry. [14] The sale was closed on December 6. Public Records Policy. He emigrated to Los Angeles from his native Veracruz, Mexico, to attend college in 1946. I really can't tell you that I was concerned as much or could have anticipated this kind of reaction, because I just took for granted that everybody living in L.A. realized that L.A. is a Hispanic city. Nevertheless, Angulo was hired as VP of news at Liberman the following year. [1][2], On August 4, 2006, Liberman Broadcasting reached an agreement with Entravision Communications to buy the company's five Dallas-area radio stations. La mayora de la programacin de Estrella TV se produce a travs de la divisin de produccin de su red matriz Estrella Media Group, concentrando algunos programas que ya estaban al aire anteriormente, por las estaciones independientes en espaol de Liberman antes de la formacin de la red televisora. Roy Paul (Ret. [10][11], On February 3, 2010, LeSea Broadcasting announced the sale of KWHD to Liberman for $5.75 million; the station became an Estrella TV owned-and-operated station following completion of the sale, under the callsign KETD, on June 1. She produced more and more chapters in which she detailed the abusers manipulations. The scandal bore a striking resemblance to the one at Fox News, which exploded around the same time, when former anchor Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment suit against the networks influential CEO, Roger Ailes. ), Stipulation and Order - RE: Continuance of Respondent's RFO to Modify Child Custody, Child Support, Spousal Support, and for Additional Child Support Reimbursements, Stipulation and Order - Re: Extending The Appointment Of Hon. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. [21], On November 21, 2018, Liberman Broadcasting filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The suits more than a dozen in the last decade allege harassment of gay men and routine and unwanted sexualization of women. All Rights Reserved |, following bankruptcy proceedings and his exit, Linda Guerrero joins Americano Media as anchor, CNN hires Danny Freeman as a correspondent, Telemundo Arizona adds Maria de los Angeles Franco and Silvia Sanchez as MMJs, Maity Interiano named co-anchor of Univision networks late evening newscast, Vera Castillo returns to NBCU local Miami for senior programming role. He published The Debate over Race (Phylon 39:12741); with Alice Littlefield and Larry T. Reynolds, Redefining Race: The Potential Demise of a Concept in Physical Anthropology (current anthropology 23:64155): and, with Larry T. Reynolds, Race: The Deconstruction of a Scientific Concept, in Race and Other Misadventures: Essays in But consider that this billboard was created in January. What does this mean? She claimed that he once offered her a chance to be on air if she would dress provocatively and talk about sexy men. Rather than fight a legal battle, some reporters left as soon as they could. As part of the corporate reorganization, co-founder/CEO Lenard Liberman divested his equity in LBI, and was replaced as the company's CEO by former Granite Broadcasting and Communications Corporation of America Chairman Peter Markham. Strange question. CAVUTO: Yes, but, Lenard, also, you are a very smart businessman and a lawyer. LIBERMAN: Well, again, the way I look at it, if I put Los Angeles, England, there and put Big Ben (search) in the middle of the city and dressed my anchors in tweed jackets, nobody would care. She posted candid photos of the team at Noticias 62 the flagship station of the Estrella TV network alongside news from Latin America, vacation photos from Caribbean beaches, and family photos from Tijuana. This is a partial transcript from "Your World with Neil Cavuto," May 6, 2005, that was edited for clarity. That spinoff deal, brokered by Kalil & Co., has now closed. All rights reserved. It's in about four counties on 75 billboards and causing whole a lot of controversy. His family had originally come from the Tyrol. Im supposed to come to work and not prostitute myself for a job, she wrote. The bankruptcy filing comes 30 years after CEO Lenard Liberman and his father Jos founded LBI Media with the purchase of two radio stations and on the 20th anniversary of the company's . He insinuated that I should sleep with him. As a result, Estrella TV suspended production of the talk show Noches con Platanito and cancelled its two morning news programs Primera Edicin and Buenos Dias Familia. Angulo would often lavish attention on women in the office, says Renan Cardona, a former sports anchor. There were no other announcements regarding staffing or programming changes within the LBI media properties. Lenard Liberman has been associated with twenty-one companies, according to public records. So instead of turning him down flat, she deflected, suggesting they get dinner instead. There, he had more power over hiring and firing. Isn't that the issue? In a lawsuit filed in L.A. Superior Court, she alleged that Andres Angulo, Estrellas vice president of news, had been sexually harassing her for years. - 1956; M.A. Following an extensive review of our options, and with the assistance of outside advisors, today we will announce that LBI has filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to facilitate a restructuring of our balance sheet. Shes very brave, says Socorro Cruz, a former Estrella reporter. Now, obviously, ratings have gone up and interest in your station have gone up dramatically. And I don't know if it's worth the price, having stirred up the kind of feelings that have been stirred up. Meanwhile, remarkably, Amezola continues to host the 11 p.m. news. I was like, F you. she says. Angulo left Univision in 2010. The company was unafraid to offend with its programming. [6] On August 18, 2008, the company purchased low-power station KVPA-LP (channel 42) in Phoenix, Arizona from Latin America Broadcasting, Inc. for $1.25 million. Am I being too jaded? LIBERMAN: Well, certainly, I wanted to get more ratings, but I really could never have anticipated this kind of reaction. The two titans in the sector Univision and Telemundo built their networks on the popularity of telenovelas. [2] Influential contributor to the theory of anthropology teaching when he saw himself as a follower of Montagus pioneering ideas about race. On October 15, 2019, Liberman Broadcasting completed its reorganization plan, turning over ownership of the companywhich was formally renamed LBI Media, Inc.to its first lien lender, private equity firm HPS Investment Partners, LLC, which sponsored the reorganization plan; the reorganization eliminated more than $350 million of debt from its balance sheet. LIBERMAN: The new one would be essentially the same facade without Los Angeles, Mexico, on the top line. The lawsuits were resolved in a confidential settlement, according to Richard Lloyd Sherman, who was Libermans attorney. Irving, Texas. Jos Liberman, and his son Lenard founded the company in 1987, as Liberman Broadcasting, Inc.. But whereas Carlson was paid a $20 million settlement and Ailes was ousted, there has been no such accountability at Estrella TV. Carlsons claims, and harassment allegations by other women, led to the forced resignation of Ailes within weeks. CAVUTO: Well, you are pulling them down now, right? Amezola took her complaints to human resources. (Ruggiero was replaced as Cierre de Edicion anchor by Pedro Ferriz Hijar, previously with Mexico's Efekto TV network, and was replaced on Noticiero Estrella TV by Yaez in January 2016, resulting in her effective dismissal from the network. In 2013, a news producer on Gratas' show sued Liberman for . One of its earliest programs, the reality game show Gana la Verde ("Win the Green"), caused controversy after several immigrant advocacy groups (including the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Central American Resource Center, the Latina Lawyers Bar Association and the Mexican American Bar Association) and California U.S. House Reps. Xavier Becerra, Hilda Solis and Linda Snchez complained that the format which debuted in July 2004, and featured illegal immigrants competing in extreme Fear Factor-style competitions for the opportunity to win one year of legal assistance from an immigration attorney to help them obtain a green card put its participants in danger of deportation by immigration authorities aware of the show. Overnight on Wall Street is daytime in Asia. Four current and former employees said the company conducted a harassment investigation, interviewing numerous women, after which it was announced that Angulo would depart. Her attorneys are arguing that the clause should not apply, and a hearing on that issue is set for March 1. Peter Markham takes over the reins of Estrella TV parent company LBIeffective today, although he stepped in as interim COO at the Burbank, CA headquarters for the past two months. After filing a complaint to Estrella/KRCA human resources, Angulo and Estrella TV management retaliated against employees who "contributed damaging information, removing her as 5:00p.m. anchor at KRCA (while retaining her as 11:00p.m. anchor) without cause and undertaking measures against employees who came forward as witnesses to Amezola's claims. Barbara, who was 17 when she started the job, also alleged that male performers repeatedly groped her and made inappropriate sexual comments. This approach to how to represent women on screen is not Andres approach, the executive says. Lately, the immigration has become a very big issue. President. Roy Paul (Ret. CAVUTO: And what's going in the new ones? [18] On February 11, 2013, Liberman Broadcasting announced the sale of Spanish CHR KTCY (101.7 FM, now KYDA) in the DallasFort Worth suburb of Azle, Texas to the Educational Media Foundation for $6 million. [19], In September 2016, Liberman Broadcasting was involved in two sexual harassment lawsuits filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court involving two female newscasters. CAVUTO: So, you say Los Angeles, Mexico, and you're surprised it would get the reaction it would? LBI has a heavy debt load: it owes $233 million in principal on the first-lien notes and $262 million on second-lien notes. In the initial suit, former Estrella TV anchor/correspondent Adriana Ruggiero (who filed her suit anonymously under the pseudonym "Jane Doe") claimed sexual harassment, wrongful termination and breach of contract, accusing the network's Vice President of News at the time, Andres Angulo, informed her that Lenard Liberman was unconvinced about promoting Ruggierowho was appointed as main anchor of the early-evening Noticiero Estrella TV newscast in 2015to permanently replace the then-recently deceased Enrique Gratas as anchor of the prime time news program Cierre de Edicion because she did not look attractive enough, had asked her to showcase her cleavage more on-air (a claim Angulo allegedly stated he would deny asking her if she took the case to court), had repeatedly harassed another female employee, and threatened to replace her with fellow anchor Adriana Yaez (who was hired by the network in October 2015) if Ruggiero insisted on receiving a bonus stipulated in her contract. 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