KXTV

Sexual Discrimination, Racial Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, An Overall Toxic Work Environment

- In a public critique, ND (Jill Manuel) once said she knew she would no longer get useful information and could clean her cat’s litter box when (reporter) came on tv. Yes, this reporter was on the call when she said it. No, she did not apologize. - ND frequently tells assignment editors and reporters during editorial meetings she is “tired of their bullshit pitches.” - ND has referred to the LGBTQIA+ community as the “alphabet mafia” in multiple meetings. When told this was offensive, she said she’s a member and it’s okay. - When auditing content for “diversity,” ND will ask “what’s the Black story for today?” - Subjected Black employees (and Black employees only) to quotes from Tyler Perry’s Madea movies after she saw it for the first time. - Excluded a Latina reporter candidate from hiring because the reporter “did not look Latina and if we’re going to hire Latinas we need to get credit.” - Allows White employees to call BIPOC employees “tolken hires,” even when employees tell her it is offensive. - Approved a new set design for 2 anchors even though the morning broadcast has 3 anchors. She then proceeded to berate a team of morning producers for not having a plan for how to produce a 3 anchor show. - ND will never allow you to complete a sentence in a meeting or just regular conversation. - Regularly yells at belittles employee to their faces, in meetings and behind their backs to other employees.

If you are a BIPOC in the newsroom (which largely excluded the “Originals” team), you will not have an easy time. Jill Manuel is ignorant when it comes to issues of DEI, how to act professionally and how to treat people with respect. She uses stereotypes to make “informed” decisions and is not open to any sort of feedback. Be prepared to go before a one-woman firing squad should you decide to share your feedback with her. HR and corporate knows this is an issue and has done nothing about it. Multiple people have made multiple complaints to no avail. Good luck if you decide to work here.

The station has been going through a lot of changes since the beginning of 2016. Opinions vary from reporter to reporter about the atmosphere of the station. If you are the kind of person that likes freedom without guidance this is the station for you. This station is open to a lot of ideas and is not a stressful environment.