WOOD-TV
WOOD-TV (Channel 8) is the NBC affiliate serving the Grand Rapids, Michigan television market. The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group.
Judge says jury gets to decide if Nexstar defamed news directors fired over memo
The judge found sufficient evidence that Nexstar’s statements may have misled the public about the employees.
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No settlement reached in news director’s lawsuit against Nexstar
Stanton Tang alleged wrongful termination and defamation tied to a memo criticizing Pride Month coverage at his former station.
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Ex-Nexstar news director’s lawsuit heads to settlement conference
The former employee, Stanton Tang, was fired for orchestrating a newsroom-wide memo about a TV station's Pride Month coverage.
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Nexstar exec: Fired news director’s memo influenced by church discussions
The news director, Stanton Tang, reportedly directed the memo following unspecified conversations with members of his church, according to a document produced by a Nexstar executive.
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.
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.
WOOD-TV loses feed of NBC’s Detroit-Tampa Bay NFL game
A failure at a broadcast hub used by Nexstar left one Michigan NBC affiliate with access to a highly-anticipated NFL game.
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.