Things get messy in Albany
Gray sues WNYT, will bolt to Fox for lead anchor spot

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Poking fun at Mayor Bloomberg!

January 6, 2004 –

     Anchorman John Gray, recently passed up for the lead anchor slot at WNYT, is now suing his station of some two decades so he can move across town. The Albany Times-Union reports Gray wants to be released from his contract and its non-compete clause so he can begin work for the city's Fox

affiliate, while the lawsuit itself is the latest round of bad press for his current station. More…

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WABC dethrones rival at 11 p.m.
Ch. 7 leads in news in November, WNBC off over 10-percent

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