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— Tue, Mar 13, 2007 —

Gay Anchor Sacked For Being Complete and Utter Fuck Up

Tardiness, Drugs Cited As Potential Reasons

New York ABC affiliate newsman Steve Bartelstein's about to have a lot of time on his hands. Our media-obsessed sibs over at Jossip report that the gay anchor of Eyewitness News this Morning and Eyewitness News at Noon has been sacked. We'll let them do the talking:

[Bartelstein] has been clashing with brass for some time now, we're told, but "the last straw" was when he slept through a Good Morning America insert on Friday. GMA was covering the Bronx fire (that killed 10 people) and Steve was expected to chime in during the commercial break to plug WABC's coverage. But he was a no show, and the network was forced to air two minutes of weather and traffic. Producers were pissed.

Steve has a history of not showing up for work and, allegedly, a raging crystal meth addiction.

Yow! That's no good. Especially because Bartelstein's the only reason we watched ABC. Guess it's just FOX 5 for us - sure, they bend their coverage to Rupert Murdoch's political will, but it's like New York Post in television form! Plus, we j'adore the sexually ambiguous Arnold Diaz's "Shame, Shame, Shame" segment. Pure brilliance...

Tagged: Gossip, Media, New York City

(225 Comments)

Comments

→ No. 1

Bill says:

His prior move to morning was due to his meth use and sexual harrasment of a male staffer. I smell yet another rehab/redemption scenario. Yawn.

March 13, 2007 2:06 PM

→ No. 2

NG says:

Bartelstein was gay? WOW, how about that. Never did anything for me. Oh well.

March 13, 2007 2:25 PM

→ No. 3

nystudman says:

Yeah, like drugg addiction hurts you in right-wing electronic media. Paging Rush Limbaugh!

March 13, 2007 3:30 PM

→ No. 4

Knowitall says:

I've heard stories around town about Steve Bartelstein. Big ol' fisting bottom--but you didn't hear it from me. I had hoped he straightened out his crystal use. Pity. He's still hot tho.

March 13, 2007 4:35 PM

→ No. 5

Travis says:

That is sad, I just hope he can get help!

March 13, 2007 5:10 PM

→ No. 6

Ian Rahn says:

Nous adorons, peut-être...

March 13, 2007 5:21 PM

→ No. 7

Steve's #1 fan says:

Oh this is not good news. If there are any updates, please let me know. Until then, I am boycotting all new York news. Steve Bartelstein is maginificent. And he will be missed by many.

see:
http://isawyournanny.blogspot.com/

March 15, 2007 1:53 AM

→ No. 8

Paul Jackson says:

Here he is screwing up...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrjsMYsfv-c

March 15, 2007 3:23 PM

→ No. 9

Capricorn says:

And he has had a raging crystal meth-addiction while on the job...??? Now that he's out of work - What now???

March 16, 2007 7:40 PM

→ No. 10

thelavenderpulpit says:

DAMN!
He and Lori Stokes were the only two news people I could stomach in the morning.
Now that he's gone, Charles Perez is in Miami, and Sam Champion is at GMA are there any gay guys left at ABC7?

March 17, 2007 5:36 PM

→ No. 11

AirlineGuy says:

I think Steve was hot and I wish I could e-mail him somehow.... :-) Steve, you out there?

March 19, 2007 11:40 PM

→ No. 12

Bill says:

Steve is a great anchorman. He had terrific chemistry and interaction with Liro and Bill. Too bad these folks have to carry on without him and pick up the pieces.
Steve you're great, get your act together.
Bill

March 23, 2007 9:24 PM

→ No. 13

sailracer says:

This guy is a complete and total fuck. I had the misfortune of spending an evening with Steve last May. Whatever he was as an anchor, he was truly a raging addict. It was a sad scene. I hate to admit that it was a very eye-opening night for me.

I hope he finds help as much as I hope our paths never cross again.

March 28, 2007 2:46 PM