On-Air Host Accuses Colorado Sports Station of Discrimination

March 29, 2021, 2:39 PM UTC

A sports reporter who hosted Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche games was sidelined by his television network due to race, age, and disability bias, he alleges in a new federal lawsuit.

Todd Romero, who is Hispanic and 56 years old, previously hosted up to 60 basketball and hockey games per year for Altitude Sports & Entertainment LLC and its owner Kroenke Sports & Entertainment LLC, according to his complaint filed March 26. Romero alleges Altitude paid him less than non-Hispanic coworkers for years.

After Romero used vacation time to successfully receive in-patient treatment for prescription medication addiction related to a ...

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