TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Jan 2, 2020

Nashville TV station WSMV has settled a lawsuit with former star anchor Demetria Kalodimos, the Tennessean reports. Kalodimos sued the station more than a year ago alleging age and gender discrimination after she was abruptly let go in 2017 after spending 33 years on-air. Details of the settlement were not made public, but WSMV owner Meredith Local Media Group and Kalodimos issued a joint statement today in which the news station apologized for Kalodimos’ dismissal, but did not directly address the accusations of discrimination. Former WSMV personalities Dennis Ferrier, Jennifer Johnson and Nancy Van Camp also filed a discrimination lawsuit against the station. That suit was settled in early 2019.