But the deal was bought with bribe money. The FBI investigation led to convictions of three people, including Stinger's former boyfriend and a Detroit councilwoman. Former Synagro representative James Rosendall was sentenced Monday to 11 months in prison. He worked with Detroit businessman Rayford Jackson to bribe Councilwoman Monica Conyers for her "yes" vote on the contract. You keep riding and you keep fighting.
No matter how hard you think you want to give up, just like the bulls, you keep bucking. Facebook Twitter Email. Fanchon Stinger pierces stereotypes as first Black female bull owner. Log In or Sign Up to View. When ace FOX2 investigative reporter Scott Lewis uncovered evidence Stinger accompanied Jackson to a private meeting with Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers — well, that's a bit of information that your news director or station management might really like to know.
And while early deadline demands of the Independence Day holiday necessitated that this column be written last week, there's slim chance she will be back at co-anchor Alan Lee's side by the time you read this.
That, friends, is big. Never in 25 years of covering TV and media in this city can I remember a phone call to a local station receiving an immediate response from corporate ownership. Whether Stinger has any direct involvement or implication in the Synagro mess is, in one sense, immaterial. For a news operation like FOX2, which delights in shining its lights on the imperfections and wrongdoings of others, to have one of their own even peripherally connected to what one newspaper described as "the city's biggest public corruption scandal in decades" can make its whole newsgathering process appear hypocritical.
Few things in TV news are easier to lose or harder to regain than credibility. FOX2 did the only thing it could do under the circumstances.
I've never been a big Fanchon Stinger fan myself. She's always come across as a little too supercilious for my taste, and there are repeated instances to suggest she may not be the brightest bulb on the marquee. However, in these times, with this economy, I wouldn't wish the potential loss of a good job on anyone.
If the Synagro snafu proves to be her Waterloo here and she chooses to remain in television, surely she can land on her feet elsewhere. But Stinger is a native.
She grew up on the northwest side, attended high school in Farmington, graduated from the University of Michigan. Most TV newspersons will admit that the ultimate jazz in their nomadic profession is the opportunity to work in their hometown. Detroiters are nothing if not forgiving. Everybody in favor of a third term for Mayor Kilpatrick, raise your hand!
Christine Sperow — anchor. Marcus that the numbness and pain began to leave. She is a Fox 59 correspondent. Fanchon earns her income as an evening news co-anchor on FOX59 News.
Therefore, Fanchon has accumulated a decent fortune over the years she has worked. Fanchon anchors Fox 59 News at 5 pm, 6 pm, 7 pm, and 10 pm.
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