In March 2011, John and his wife Kyra were blessed with amazing twin children named Sage Ann and Kellan Clay. While there, he worked as CNNs Senior National Correspondent and anchor for a program known as This Week at War, examining international wars including those in Afghanistan. About Us | The amount of money John Roberts earned as a news anchor has not been disclosed.
She now works for another network.He also participated in choir and drama and was and editor for the school newspaper. She was fired by CTV and was later hired by Citytv. Haines was still on the air when she the made remark. I could be a lesbian, folk-dancing, black woman stutterer.'' We've got the black, we've got the Asian, we've got the woman. Haines believed she was off-air when she said joked that her own stuttering showed "equal opportunity" for the disabled. His remarks are reminiscent of the imbroglio involving former CTV Newsnet anchor Avery Haines, who in 2000 lost her job for making insensitive comments about people with disabilities. Martineau did not return a call requesting comment. He has been reading the news on Citytv since 1977 and is active with many Toronto charities. Martineau is one of the Toronto-based station's most recognizable faces. Hurlbut said he did not know how the clips ended up on the Internet. The offensive segments of the video were never aired. "Our news channel, CP24, is the first station in Canada to have an openly gay show." He pointed to the station's history of championing human rights. "I think any employee, whether they be gay or not, is absolutely comfortable with Gord and the value structure within which we operate." This is not who we are." He said he did not think the comments would offend gay employees who might have heard them live in the newsroom. Hurlbut claims the clips are taken out of context and would give viewers an unfair measure of Mr. Martineau was "embarrassed" that his broadcasting career might be besmirched because "he got crazy one day," Mr. But he said there would be no disciplinary action required. See this key? Right here, folks."Ĭitytv vice-president Stephen Hurlbut yesterday apologized for what he said showed a lapse into a "bad sense of humour" that sometimes occurs in newsrooms.
Martineau leans back, holds a rolled-up piece of paper in front of his groin and says: "Right here's your key. Taping of another promo is interrupted by a technician concerned about a graphic, referred to as a key. Martineau points toward his groin and says, "This is interesting. Mroczkowski defends the item as an interesting medical story, Mr. Oh, boy, Ontario's first pancreas transplant recipient." "Jesus Christ, what is that? Is this like National Lampoon? Who wrote this?. Martineau ridicules a news story about Ontario's first pancreas transplant recipient. "Boy, we're sensitive, eh? Aren't we ?" Mr. The anchors then refer to a news items about a memorial service for a slain Toronto-area high school student and a walk-a-thon for children with cancer. Mroczkowski asks, "He's a Pepsi?" - a derogatory term for French-Canadians. In response to an unintelligible remark from off-camera, Ms. Martineau snaps: "Roch Voisine, the homo. Mroczkowski appears confused by the reference, Mr. "I always wanted to sing just like Roch Voisine, oooh," he sings, lisping heavily and swinging his arms from side to side. Martineau mocking an upcoming news item about children with cancer and, in another, referring to a Canadian singer as a "homo." Martineau recorded with co-anchor Anne Mroczkowski in the Citytv studio to advertise the CityPulse at Six evening newscast.
The recordings are undated outtakes from promotional items that Mr.
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Veteran Citytv news anchor Gord Martineau was captured making obscene gestures and homophobic remarks in a series of video clips currently circulating on the Internet.
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Tv anchor under fire: Veteran news anchor Gord Martineau's obscene gestures and derogatory comments about gays were 'taken out of context,' says Citytv vice-president Stephen Hurlbut. Has anyone got the link for these vids? It's kind of a see it to believe it thing.Īnchor's rude gaffes go online: Veteran Toronto TV personality makes obscene gestures, anti-gay remarks in Internet footage
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