Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!panix!.POSTED.panix3.panix.com!panix3.panix.com!dannyb From: danny burstein Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: former ABC anchor's memoir claims toxic culture... Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 20:15:22 +0000 Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Injection-Info: reader2.panix.com; posting-host="panix3.panix.com:166.84.1.3"; logging-data="28710"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@panix.com" Bytes: 1976 Lines: 26 [NYC's Trashloid of Record's "Page Six"] Former ABC News anchor Kendis Gibson claims toxic work culture, racism at the network contributed to a 2018 suicide attempt A new memoir by former "World News Now" anchor Kendis Gibson depicts a workplace culture at ABC News fraught with alleged hazing, bullying and racism -- which he alleges contributed to a suicide attempt. Gibson's book, "Five Trips: An Investigative Journey into Mental Health, Psychedelic Healing and Saving a Life," chronicles his nearly five-year journey experimenting with illegal drugs to combat mental health issues, including depression, panic attacks and suicidal ideation, which he claims was amplified while working at ABC. In 2014, Gibson started his dream job as a correspondent at ABC News -- recounting that he received a "heartwarming reception" from the "Good Morning America" bunch: Robin Roberts, Michael Strahan and George Stephanopoulos, the top talent at the network. ========= rest: https://pagesix.com/2024/11/25/entertainment/abc-anchor-claims-racism-contributed-to-suicide-attempt/ _____________________________________________________ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dannyb@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded]