Faith Filled Family Magazine November 2016 | Page 92

WANTED
Respect at Work
BY L. CARTER

G

rowing up as a young
girl in Minnesota with
big dreams, it’s not
hard to believe that
through God anything is possible. So when she was crowned
Miss America in 1989, she continued in her belief and excitedly
wondered what God was going
to allow her to achieve next. She
had spent time as a reporter
while attending college at Stanford and had a passion for news
reporting.
She was thrilled to join one of
television’s major networks and
went on to become a prominent award-winning journalist
and news anchor for Fox News.
She knew this would be her life’s

work. What she did not know
was that sometimes while seeking out that next big story, you
can actually become that next
big story. Meet Gretchen Carlson.
Her story became one of the
most talked about news stories
yet when she accused Fox News
CEO Roger Ailes of sexually harassing her. It took every ounce
of strength and courage she
had in her to take the stand and
speak out against his actions
and behavior. She knew there
was the risk of losing her job,
of losing her position in life as a
well-respected news anchor. Yet
it was something she knew she
had to do.