HARRIS v. WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.

No. 86 C 1772.

650 F.Supp. 568 (1986)

Donald R. HARRIS, Plaintiff, v. WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO., Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.

December 16, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey M. Silets, David A. Ward, Donald L. Homyk, Silets and Martin, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Richard L. Marcus, Gerald F. Lutkus, Sherelyn Rubin Kaufman, Reuben and Proctor, Chicago, Ill., for Tribune Broadcasting Co.

Seymour Schriar, Chicago, Ill., for The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

GRADY, Chief Judge.

This age discrimination case is before us on the motion of WGN Continental Broadcasting Company ("WGN") to dismiss Count I of plaintiff Donald R. Harris's Amended Complaint. For the reasons stated below, the motion is denied.

FACTS

Harris began working for WGN in various capacities in 1963. Complaint ¶ 9.1 In 1966, he became a full-time news reporter. ¶ 9. Apparently...

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