Fox 29 meteorologist John Bolaris has been suspended indefinitely by the news station just days after Playboy magazine published an article about his being drugged and scammed by two European hotties in Miami Beach in March 2010, a story first reported by the Daily News this past May.
Bolaris is quoted throughout the story, in which he admits he went with the women because "I'm a guy. There was the thought I might get laid," and discusses his reputation as a ladies man. He also shares nude photos of women on his cell phone with writer Pat Jordan.
Station sources say Fox 29 management is upset at how the weatherman comes off in the story, which is the latest occasion in which he has upset management.
Several months ago, sources say, Bolaris came to work, then announced he was sick and went home after arguing with management, which did not want him to interview his friend Lenny Dykstra. Bolaris had offered an exclusive interview with the disgraced baseball star.
Sources close to Bolaris say the station had accused him in May of leaking the Miami story to the Daily News and that management was upset that he was participating in the Playboy profile about his Miami saga.
We're told Bolaris reported for work Thursday only to learn he was suspended. He did not appear in Thursday evening newscasts.
Bolaris did not return a voicemail left on his cell phone this morning.
A Fox 29 spokeswoman confirmed the suspension but would not comment on the nature of the suspension nor when the weatherman would return.
This dude is a total scumbag...how he keeps landing jobs, I have no idea. You are a weather guy....report the weather and shut up!— jibberjab- Who will do the 38 minutes of weather now that the most narcissistic meteorologist on TV has been canned? — Timmy Huey
- What exactly constitutes him being a "scumbag"? — patriotpride16t
- Ask Lauren Hart is he is a scumbag or Tiffany McElroy or the women who he photographed naked and then showed those private pictures to everyone including Playboy Magazine. Ask the people who he works with that he bad mouths behind their backs and gets fired. I think scumbag is pretty accurate. — Docer
- You don't even know the man nor HIS side of the story in regards to LH or TM. As for the women who allowed him to take nude photos of them...they are just fools. I guess you're privy to the goings on about what he says about his co-workers "behind their backs" huh? Basically, what you are saying is just ignorant opinions, nothing based on any facts! Thank goodness we live in a country where people can voice their opinions, no matter how stupid or factless they are!! — patriotpride16t
Comment removed.- How much chins does jibberjab have three? HA — JackB2012
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- Another anchorperson who is an embarassment to this city.— fozziebear
- Gone are the days of Facenda. The people that populate our TV news market are nothing compared to the integrity of those in the position in the past. You are expecting too much from John.
— __Brinsley - Comment removed.
- How many race cards do you have up your sleeve tanks? You always bring race into it. Surely you can't be comparing Hugguns to Facenda. Nothing against Edie (it's Edie not Eddie)but when one makes reference to a gold standard, we pick the icon as the example. You need to open up your perspective a little. When I think of you, you should see my face. — __Brinsley
- Sorry, I did not know Gunner Back - I just read up on him. He was before my time. — __Brinsley
- Why not just let the anchors guess the weather and save on his salary?— Matt Sherlock
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