Donate

Play Live Radio

Next Up:

0:00

0:00 0:00

Available On Air Stations

Due to work being performed on the Newark transmission tower, WCBE's Newark signal at 106.3FM may experience intermittent outages over the next few days. We apologize for any inconvenience. In the meantime, we recommend listening via our website or the WCBE App, available on iOS and Android devices.

Paid Political Commentator Files Sexual Harassment Suit Against Ailes

By David Folkenflik

Published April 3, 2017 at 11:37 AM EDT

A lawsuit filed on Monday morning by a paid political commentator for the Fox News Channel alleges the network's past chairman, Roger Ailes, made unwanted sexual advances while holding out the possibility of a big promotion.

David Folkenflik

David Folkenflik was described by Geraldo Rivera of Fox News as "a really weak-kneed, backstabbing, sweaty-palmed reporter." Others have been kinder. The Columbia Journalism Review, for example, once gave him a "laurel" for reporting that immediately led the U.S. military to institute safety measures for journalists in Baghdad.

See stories by David Folkenflik