Age and the industry
Is age just a number or can it also be your expiry date in the industry? In a feature that first appeared in Encore, Matt Smith investigates.
When Channel 10 fired respected newsreader Tracey Spicer shortly after her return from maternity leave in 2006, one of the motivations behind the axing was alleged to be age. Fellow newsreader Jacinta Tynan, who today works alongside Spicer at Sky News, says: “The formula for news presenting has always been an old bloke as the anchor with a young woman co-hosting. With every grey hair, the old man would get a raise in salary while his co-host would be replaced with someone younger every year.”
Ten denied they sacked Spicer because of her age and although she was not replaced by a younger model, the network settled the case out of court for $250,000.
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