Former Omaha TV anchor Michael Scott is looking for a job for the third time in less than three years after being let go from Huntsville, Ala., station WAAY.According to Newsblues.com, a subscription-only service, Scott reportedly called an African American producer the “N” word.
Scott was the ABC affiliate's evening anchor and managing editor who had been at the station since July of 2007.
WAAY newsroom insiders say Scott had been issued several written and verbal warnings by management for his outlandish behavior over the past eight months. According to one station co-worker, Scott "told a female employee she needed to douche, berated a male reporter in the newsroom in front of other staff, and physically hit his co-anchor (Karen Adams) on and off air. Scott was relentless in his attack on her."
Richard Prince's "Journal-isms" column reports that the incident is but the latest censure of the N-word's use in a professional setting.
Scott is a 30-year veteran of the broadcast industry whose well-traveled career includes stops at KETV and KMTV in Omaha, Los Angeles, Dallas, Denver, Charlotte (for three months) and Kansas City.
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