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March 14th, 2007 under Odd

Steve Bartelstein has run out of second chances at WABC/Ch. 7. The anchor, who has messed up several times on the job only to get another shot, was fired after sleeping through a newsbreak he was to anchor last Thursday morning on the horrific Bronx house fire. He was in his Ch. 7 office at the time. "He is no longer with the station, and no longer with 'Eyewitness News,'" a station spokesman said yesterday. It was a stunning move, considering that Bartelstein has been a major player on the station's top-rated early-morning newscast alongside Lori Stokes and weathercaster Bill Evans. One indiscretion on Bartelstein's part might have been overlooked, but there were others. In November, he was suspended for several days after showing up for work 20 minutes after the morning news began. A year before that, Bartelstein was sidelined for two weeks after showing up late for work and for missing a newsbreak, reportedly so that he could meet Samuel L. Jackson, who was appearing on "Live With Regis & Kelly." And there was an ugly sexual-harassment suit that was withdrawn. Despite the issues, management gave Bartelstein a new contract last June that spelled out the consequences if he slipped up again. Station insiders said Bartelstein's latest goof put Plotnik and general manager Dave Davis in a tough spot. Giving him another chance would have made it look like there was a double standard at the station. Still, the firing is troubling for many at Ch. 7 - one labeled it a "bombshell" - because outside of a proclivity for missing deadlines, Bartelstein was generally well liked.

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 I am shocked that WABC kept him as long as they did with all that he did. 


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[ # 94703 ] Comment from Rose [March 5, 2008, 12:35 pm]

Now where is Ken Rosato??? Did Lori scare him off because she can’t get over Steve leaving? She appears very stiff when they are together on the air. It seems that she can hardly bear to turn and talk to him. It’s awful to watch. What’s going on?

[ # 95012 ] Comment from Rose C. [March 6, 2008, 9:49 am]

No further comment. Thank you.

[ # 95282 ] Comment from Paulie [March 7, 2008, 3:18 am]

Ken Rosato’s bio says that as well as him being the Ch. 7 News Teams anchorman, he is also and I quote “A Priest”? Uh oh? I don’t know if that’s a typo, a joke, or what but if that’s true well then I’ve seen it all!

How can an anchorman be a priest? After the news does he do a mass and give out the holy bread to Lori.. oh man that’s just too twilight zone for me.

Bring Back Steve!! We Love You Steve… Always Will!!

Paulie from East Brooklyn

[ # 95455 ] Comment from xxxxx [March 7, 2008, 2:41 pm]

I have no comment.

[ # 95456 ] Comment from xxxxx [March 7, 2008, 2:42 pm]

I have no comment. Sorry. Cancel this please.

[ # 100124 ] Comment from stephanie [March 22, 2008, 11:37 am]

There is no chemistry between Lori and Ken. Lori is very cold to him, does not respond to his jokes or kind of blow him off when he tries to be nice, but as soon as bill evans opens his mouth….she laughs or have brief conversation with him. i found the whole situation very uncomfortable for ken and painful to watch.

[ # 113095 ] Comment from Keisha [May 14, 2008, 9:28 am]

I get up to watch Eyewitness news in the morning. I Love Lori Bill Joe and I am getting use to Ken. I hope everything works out. They make me laugh every morning I will watch. I use to watch Eyewitness news every morning 14 years ago but then they kept changing the anchors. I hope Bill, Joe and Lori will stay until they decide they have had enough. I will watch until then. The Best news in the Morning.

[ # 117466 ] Comment from xxxxx [June 2, 2008, 1:35 am]

Where has ken rosato been? He wasn’t on the air all of last week and he’s not on again today?

[ # 119827 ] Comment from Lori S [June 11, 2008, 7:52 pm]

My sweet friends, Mr. Rosato is on a well deserved vacation. And as for me not laughing at everything the guy says, you must admit that one would have to be a goofball to pull that one off. Every joke is not funny and Bill Evans is a terrific meteorologist with a good tail for comedy.

I love Ken. He is my good friend and I just feel that the jokes can come off as forced. Steve Bartelstein and Robb Hanrahann used to have the same problems with their jokes. The only true joker when he decides to tell them are Bill Evans and his friend Joe Nolan.

In New York City, I’m Lori Stokes for Channel Seven, Eyewitness News.

[ # 122806 ] Comment from Terri [June 26, 2008, 5:36 pm]

I love watching Eyewitness news and I think Ken is a wonderful addition to the program. He is a professional, very good looking man with lots of charm. I think Lori Stokes should be a little more appreciative and thankfull that Ken does sit beside her. She seems like she has a bad attitude all the time. Keep up the great work Ken…

[ # 124098 ] Comment from Maureen M [July 1, 2008, 8:41 pm]

I miss Steve. However, I like Ken, Lori, Bill and Joe as a team. They work well together. I wish Ken all the best.

[ # 138933 ] Comment from Linda [August 9, 2008, 9:07 am]

I am glad Steve got canned. He was an arrogant jerk and I wish deer-eyed Lori Stokes who can’t pronounce most words and stumbles over all her words would get canned too. To look at her face first thing in the morning is more than I can bear.

[ # 148019 ] Comment from Natalie O - St.kitts [August 21, 2008, 1:44 pm]

I like Lori Stokes, she is beautiful, intelligent and poise. She and all the others on the morning news do such a great job. Why don’t all those who are criticizing try doing their job and we will see how good you are! To the lady who said and I quote “to look at her face first thing in the morning is more than I can bear”(who cannot spell bare), is jealous!

[ # 151327 ] Comment from AJ [August 23, 2008, 7:58 pm]

Yeah he is really a priest. he was the priest for my cousins wedding..he is really nice
p.s im talking baout ken rosoto

[ # 152976 ] Comment from PATTY [August 25, 2008, 11:05 am]

Please tell me how a man who tells the news can be a priest too? I thought most priests have a church assocation or a congregation. How can a man as handsome be a priest? Hey AJ was this wedding in Livingston?

[ # 208020 ] Comment from Mara [October 14, 2008, 9:03 pm]

Ken Rosato is so professional and Lori stokes is embarassing. She should stop trying to be a sex kitten with the voice and smiling and just tell the news. All of that cooing over Bill Evans is also embarassing. I wonder what Mrs. Evans thinks about Lori’s flurting? Yes, Lori is a beautiful woman but if you’re going to wear such a light color foundation on your face, make sure your hands match.

[ # 214650 ] Comment from J [October 31, 2008, 6:35 am]

10/31/08 Lori’s hair doesn’t look right. She has two different colors going on and, most conspicuously, two different GRADES. Politely put, her hair has an “un-ironed” look on the top and on the edges in front, but the longer hair is smoother. If it is a weave, which it appears to be, then her stylist, whomever she/he is, should be sure to iron the top and front of her hair to match the weave texure. The hair texture difference is magnified on camera.

[ # 223207 ] Comment from Ron Jeremy [November 12, 2008, 12:50 pm]

He’s gayer than Liberace and Rupaul combined!

[ # 227637 ] Comment from Maria [November 20, 2008, 5:05 am]

I love Eyewitness News in the morning. The whole crew, Ken, Lori,Bill & Joe. I get up at 6 and I look foward to hearing their news broadcast every morning. Wow I am very shocked that Ken is also a priest, I always thought that he sort of had a thing for Lori..I love the show and everyone on it, hope they stick around for a long time.

[ # 227710 ] Comment from Eve [November 20, 2008, 5:20 pm]

I love Ken, and I really miss watching him, since I’m not in the U.S. anymore!
I didn’t watch EWN before Ken, so I don’t really know how it was with Steve.

LOVE YOU KEN

[ # 231824 ] Comment from Karen [December 1, 2008, 5:23 pm]

I love Lori and Ken as well as Joe and Bill. They are alot better then Fox news. I used to watch Fox news and when they change their cast, I stop and I have been watching ABC news morning and evening for the past five years. And for all you jealous women that’s ragging on Lori, GET OVER IT! Weather she’s wearing a weave or not, she is still a beautiful and exotic looking woman.
I’m sure Ken is proud to be sitting next to her. I think he’s into her even though he is a priest. (He’s still a man)

[ # 235623 ] Comment from Damianty [December 11, 2008, 4:08 pm]

Wow! You guys have to really see these news anchors in action. They work so hard and put in so many hours on Eyewitness News. I was their intern last summer, and they were very sincere in showing me how a news station runs. Ken Rosato, priest or no priest, has enough personality to be a man of the cloth as well as a news anchor.

You have to understand, news anchors have to form a relationship with the audience. A good sense of humor builds a relationship between the news anchors and the viewers.

Also, the news anchors are thick-skinned, none of your negative comments matter to them. They’ve spent years working in the field of journalism, so they’ve sen blood, gore, and tears.

I wouldn’t worry so much about Lori Stokes’s feelings getting hurt. She walks with confidence and knows who she is.

After working with them, as a summer intern I was welcomed with open arms. I owe them a lot of thanks because they made me realize that I can accomplish anything, during my period of self-doubt. All of you guys are viewers, so you should understand that they are people too. They never left me out of meetings, or put on any airs. They are very down to earth.

[ # 235811 ] Comment from Linda [December 12, 2008, 3:56 am]

As a professional woman myself, I feel that Lori Stokes is a role model for all women today. Being a working single mother is difficult enough, but she makes it look easy, which I’m sure it isn’t. She has the grace and charm that balances well with her male counterparts on the set. With all the horrible news that is reported daily, somehow Lori makes the world more tolerable to live in with her gentle comments and consistent positive outlook. As for Lori’s hair (what’s the matter with some of you jealous people?), I think it looks fabulous! It is beautifully shiny and streaked with gorgeous high lights….very becoming to such a sweet face. Lori, how do you get your hair so smooth & sleek? Having the same type of hair, I would love to do the same….

[ # 238601 ] Comment from Lauren [December 19, 2008, 8:22 pm]

I just read over peoples comments, and whoever has been trashing on the newscast really needs to grow up and get over themselves. I’m sorry that you are that jealous that you feel the need to blog about it? Anyways, I love ken, lori,bill and joe and I wish them luck!

[ # 242139 ] Comment from Willy [December 27, 2008, 4:33 pm]

I know Ken personally, went to school with the man and was a good friend of his. Ken and I were raised in a strict Catholic school environment and if you ask me the school we went to was more like a seminary prep than a grade school. I wanted to be a priest too, but I untangled that web with years of therapy. I would say that Ken probably didn’t go the therapy route as we know beautiful looking people often get stuck with a narcississtic thorn or two when they fall from the Rose stem… To answer the priest question, Ken has a home with a church built in and he does give out the Holy Eucharist to a small congregation. He ‘cannot’ get married (I asked him), I tried to hook him up with a girl and he told me “I am a priest”. To be honest, I thought how can someone be an ‘anchor man’ and then be a ‘priest’. I guess ABC didn’t mind and I guess the church didn’t mind, but undoubtedly the combination of the two do represent quite a different path. I want to knwo if there is a guy out there who is a brain surgeon and on the weekend drives a taxi in the Bronx? That would beat Ken’s combo!

[ # 244200 ] Comment from patty [December 30, 2008, 12:34 pm]

Willy I am glad you cleared that up! I got to meet Ken twice this past summer and he is such a nice man! Actually the entire ABC crew is really nice. I wish he was not a priest because I would have loved to have hooked up with him! If I new which church he was handing out the Holy Eucharist I would certainly show up!

[ # 293211 ] Comment from Anonymous [March 19, 2009, 3:08 am]

Lori is just annoying at time - it seem as if she trying to hard for attention especially from Ken. Advice for Ken do not give up your religious .. you will not be happy being the fourth wheel. I believe once Lori said her ex-husband was at the house cooking. That will tell you how close a bond they have and you will never be able to break that - it’s a RED LIGHT from the start.

[ # 300065 ] Comment from Anonymous [April 1, 2009, 2:59 pm]

He is a priest, but in the Byzantine Catholic Church. They allow priests to have secular jobs as well.

[ # 300160 ] Comment from Rodney Smith [April 2, 2009, 11:06 am]

KEN IS GAY, PLEASE, HE LIVE WITH HIS BF

[ # 300167 ] Comment from patty [April 2, 2009, 11:59 am]

Why do people keep on saying that Ken is gay?????

[ # 300391 ] Comment from Rodney Smith [April 2, 2009, 6:40 pm]

because He is Gay!!! He live with his partner when they go to Florida, to the house that they have in Hollywood.

[ # 303310 ] Comment from Bill Shangler [April 6, 2009, 8:33 pm]

Is Ken really gay and pretending to be a priest? I mean if Ken is a priest shouldn’t he be in the World Book of Guiness? That’s got to be something no one else will ever combine in a professional career.

[ # 303311 ] Comment from Bill Shangler [April 6, 2009, 8:35 pm]

It’s odd for a good looking man who is a professional to not be either married, attached, or gay? Ken? Come on man, you’re talking to an intelligent world of people not your 4th grade school buddy who’d believe anything. What’s your deal man?

[ # 303662 ] Comment from patty [April 7, 2009, 11:26 am]

I would love to see what if BF looks like!

[ # 330016 ] Comment from Anonymous [June 21, 2009, 5:57 pm]

Ken’s great.

[ # 330945 ] Comment from G. Rowe [July 3, 2009, 9:21 pm]

Lori Stokes’s behavior is disgusting. Yes, she disrespects, and ignores Ken but kisses Bill Evan’s ass. She fawns all over him like an unprofessional whore.
I’ve said this for years. What I can’t understand is why she isn’t canned. Who the hell is she sleeping with that keeps her as an A.M. anchor? And yes, it is very obvious that she is wearing a weave. The top is a nappy, kinky mess. It sits up off of her head like a helmet, and the rest of the weave is straight and shining like shiny plastic doll hair. She also speaks with a speech impediment, and her makeup is clownish. She has 2 red circles for blush, and purple patches on her eyelids. She is just a mess all the way around.

[ # 342726 ] Comment from he’s not gay [July 29, 2009, 9:04 am]

KEN ROSATO IS NOT GAY!!! HE’S A FAMILY A VERY CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE AND HE LIVES WITH HIS PARTNER BECAUSE HE HAS A HOUSE IN MIAMI…. THEY DO LIVE IN SEPERATE ROOMS OMG RODNEY SMITH U ACT LIKE U KNOW EVERYTHING

[ # 346163 ] Comment from Anonymous [August 13, 2009, 3:16 am]

I like Ken and I hope he do not go out his faith for the temptation of a woman .. Keep it professional and keep it clean. Live and learn by other mistakes and you will be fine. They once said what do you think about poor people and the answer was don’t be one of them. The same thing with crossing the line at work or whatever - it never last and ends ugly.

[ # 376266 ] Comment from Kathleen [November 29, 2009, 4:41 pm]

My sister said she heard Ken Rosato doing an interview, and he said he lost 200 punds! Is this true?

[ # 376720 ] Comment from spidey [December 1, 2009, 10:32 pm]

lori needs to show off her legs more often.

[ # 380083 ] Comment from Orlando [January 4, 2010, 8:50 am]

I jut want to say that being an Anchor is a dufficult job. You can’t even imagine the work that is involved in what they do. I think that Ken, Lori, Bill and Joe Nolan are all excellent at thier craft. Lori is beautiful and professional.

[ # 382787 ] Comment from Anonymous [February 1, 2010, 11:59 am]

I’d like to see Lori on Naked News, she is HOT!
Awesome body!

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