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Black journalists question Local 12's lack of on-air Black female talent Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer © Sam Green/The Enquirer Local 12, WKRC_TV, owned by the Sinclair Broadcasting Group. The Greater Cincinnati Association of Black Journalists (GCABJ) will meet with newsroom leaders at  Local 12 (WKRC-TV) after the group  issued a public statement criticizing the lack of the diversity of the TV station's on-air staff. The GCABJ released the statement Monday, detailing  its concerns and asking for a meeting. "On Monday, March 8, Local 12 posted to its social me...

John Kiesewetter The Greater Cincinnati Association of Black Journalists has requested a meeting with WKRC-TV management about the lack of diversity in the Local 12 newsroom. The GCABJ went public with the issue Monday, five days after initially contacting General Manager Jon Lawhead and News Director Tim Geraghty.  The Black journalists' group was reacting to WKRC-TV's social media salute last week on International Women's Day with photos of the 13 "ladies of Local 12 News," none of whom are Black. Channel 12 is the only TV station in town without any on-air Black female reporters or anch...