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Former Kansas City Television Anchor Files Lawsuit Accusing TV Station of Discrimination, Retaliation

A former KCTV5 television anchor has alleged she was denied opportunities due to her race and sex during her final three years working for the station in a Kansas District Court discrimination lawsuit.

She also accused her employers of punishing her for taking time off to attend to an anxiety-related disability that she developed while working for the news channel, according to the lawsuit petition filed Monday.

Kelli Taylor, who is Black, joined the Kansas City television station in 2017 as a reporter and went on to secure a position as an anchor three years later. But when a new company, Gray Media Group, purchased the station and instated a news director from another market in 2022 — Taylor was demoted.

Read the source article at ca.news.yahoo.com

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