Nexstar seeks to depose fired WOOD-TV news director Stanton Tang
Attorneys for the broadcast say they’ve engaged in a back-and-forth with Tang’s lawyers on the matter.
Stanton Tang
Stanton Tang is the former news director of Grand Rapids, Michigan NBC affiliate WOOD-TV (Channel 8).
Defamation case against Nexstar to move forward, judge says
The federal judge overseeing the case against the broadcaster said the former news managers have “cleared the plausibility hurdle.”
Fired Nexstar news director says Pride Month memo was “spot on”
Stanton Tang is fighting a request to have his defamation lawsuit tossed out of court, saying an edict to circulate a memo about his station’s Pride Month coverage last year was within the scope of his job.
Nexstar wants defamation case brought by ex-news directors tossed
Stanton Tang and Amy Fox sued about a year after their firings, claiming Nexstar defamed them in statements about their Pride Month memo.
Former WOOD-TV news directors file defamation lawsuits against Nexstar
The executives, Stanton Tang and Amy Fox, were fired last year for a memo that encouraged employees to pull back on Pride Month coverage.
News director who wrote anti-gay memo joins Christian radio station
Stanton Tang has joined religious-oriented WCSG Radio after being fired by WOOD-TV for orchestrating a controversial memo earlier this year.
WOOD-TV news director Stanton Tang fired over anti-gay memo
Nexstar Media has fired a Michigan television news director who orchestrated an anti-gay memo circulated among employees in June.
Nexstar exec scolds WOOD-TV newsroom for leaking memo
Exclusive: Nexstar’s SVP of Local Content Development Susan Tully said journalists at WOOD-TV responded inappropriately to an anti-gay memo written by their boss.
Embattled Michigan news director threatened journalists who voted
Exclusive: Employees said they viewed a memo written by Stanton Tang as an intimidation tactic meant to limit their participation in last year’s primary election.
Stressed employees levied complaints at WOOD-TV for months
Exclusive: Allegations of workplace harassment, bullying and mismanagement often went ignored, even when they were well-documented, according to numerous people.
Calls grow for Michigan news director to resign after anti-gay memo
Journalists at Nexstar-owned WOOD-TV say the newsroom executive has contributed to a hostile work environment since he joined in 2021.
Michigan TV newsroom revolts over anti-gay memo
Journalists say they are not following a directive to curb their coverage of Pride Month events; the station’s parent company has launched an investigation.