Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Carole Simpson Blasts Barbara Walters Celebration Snub


It's not just the youngsters acting out on social media.

Veteran newscaster Carole Simpson lashes out over being excluded from Barbara Walters retirement celebration…

Last week almost every prominent female media personality, including Oprah Winfrey, showed up to send off Barbara Walters on her last day at The View. Everyone, that is, except Carole Simpson.  

Carole updated her Facebook status to lash out at the snub, 
I wonder why I wasn't included among the two dozen network newswomen and anchors who feted Barbara Walters at a private party and then on "The View?" We both worked at NBC and ABC at the same times. She is my idol and I believe she knows that. At first I was very sad and now I am very mad. I guess ABC News, after my 24 years there, still considers me persona non grata. The black woman anchor, who had to speak her mind for herself and others, is erased from ABC history. I will say a solo goodbye to Barbara and ABC news can just...