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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Ex-partner "shocked and saddened" as former WCSX, Detroit DJ sues station for sexual harassment

Lynne Woodison Lyman, the former co-host of the “J.J. & Lynne” morning show on classic rock WCSX-FM (94.7), spent 11 years with the Greater Media station, the last eight years teamed with J.J. (James Johnson) in morning drive. Now Lyman claims in her suit that she was “surrounded by a discriminatory and unlawful work environment where women were described as sex objects and derided on a daily basis.” Her lawsuit also alleges her former co-host “showed her nude photographs on his computer screen on a daily basis and would harass her with derogatory terms and sexual references while they were broadcasting on the air.” Lyman alleges that she complained in 2006 about the harassment. The show was dropped in 2008, with WCSX citing low ratings. Lyman’s attorney tells the Detroit News that the station and Greater Media “really wrecked her career.” Johnson was not named in the lawsuit. He later issued a statement (carried in another Detroit News story) saying he was “both shocked and saddened by the completely false allegations made by my friend of more than 30 years.” Radio-Info asked Greater Media about the suit and was told “We have no comment about pending or ongoing litigation.”

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