Kris Long, an anchor for the CBS affiliate in Palm Springs, California resigned from the station on Friday, a few weeks after posting a lengthy Facebook post defending Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh, an employee at the news channel told TheWrap.
In a written statement on Oct. 5 obtained by USA Today, Gulf California Broadcast Company General Manager Jerry Upham wrote that the Palm Springs-based CBS affiliate had accepted Long’s resignation “effective immediately.”
“Kris Long has been an integral part of this company’s news organization and we’d like to thank him for his many years of service,” wrote Upham.
Also Read: Hollywood Slams Susan Collins' Yes on Kavanaugh: 'I Can't Watch This Anymore'
Long published a lengthy Facebook post on Sept. 17, which you can see here, via USA Today, where after saying he was a supporter of the #MeToo movement, he then appeared to defend Kavanaugh...
In a written statement on Oct. 5 obtained by USA Today, Gulf California Broadcast Company General Manager Jerry Upham wrote that the Palm Springs-based CBS affiliate had accepted Long’s resignation “effective immediately.”
“Kris Long has been an integral part of this company’s news organization and we’d like to thank him for his many years of service,” wrote Upham.
Also Read: Hollywood Slams Susan Collins' Yes on Kavanaugh: 'I Can't Watch This Anymore'
Long published a lengthy Facebook post on Sept. 17, which you can see here, via USA Today, where after saying he was a supporter of the #MeToo movement, he then appeared to defend Kavanaugh...
- 10/6/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
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