Former Al Roker Entertainment producer claims company failed diversity initiative [Video]

Al Roker and his company were accused in a lawsuit filed Tuesday of failing to follow a diversity, equity and inclusion mandate.

Former executive producer Bill Schultz is suing the “Today” show anchor and Al Roker Entertainment, claiming he was “wrongfully and illegally targeted” for termination in 2023 after calling out the company’s failure to properly follow a diversity initiative, according to a court document The Hollywood Reporter published.

The lawsuit alleged that the company “callously disregarded” a PBS DEI program that mandated Schultz’ animated series “Weather Hunters” include Black writers. Schultz accused Al Roker Entertainment of trying to undermine and avoid the mandate by having Black writers only touch up scripts that White writers wrote rather than hire Black staff writers.

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“Instead of giving the chances to BIPOC writers as had been the plan, the …