John Bolaris suspended by Fox 29
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.
John Bolaris suspended by Fox 29
Dan Gross
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.
Thank you Fox, first time you did something right.— maclancer- Get off the dudes back. What, is he supposed to be a role-model for our younger generation? Who gives a s!@# if he likes to bang women?! Name one man who wouldn't mind trading places with him...anyone?? Sounds to me like you people are just jealous! BTW Fox news sucks.— patriotpride16t
- I wouldn't trade places with someone who's been drugged and ripped off by the Russian Mafia. I don't doubt you would. — Bob1
- Doesn't make sense to me why they suspended him. Fox is too weak and PC so they fold to the almighty public pressure. The only station worth watching is NBC. NBC has the most attractive anchors and reporters.— delcodanno
- No one cares if he is with woman in Philadelphia (except my wife of course). When he starts making news for it and then the public comments like he did, that is stupid and he should have known better.— bwillie
Sounds like he wa being 100% honest (about getting laid). Um, what straight guy would not switch with him?
Let's see..he works only an hour or so a day, gets paid a king's ransom, and get girls from all over (with the occasional mistake - see Miami).
Sounds like a good life to me.
Good for him. He'll take his severance, go to LA and start 'canvassing' there. Good for him.
PS I've seen him out bar hopping, and he is not a scumbag. Rather polite compared to most TV folks in this town you see out and about..— Poppys- I am confused how long was this sca going on until they scammed somone who did something about it and put an end to the sca...thanks John fox news are idiots— uncledonny46
- holla..you're an idiot...he's not on Fox News...he's on Fox 29. two very different channels...— TheLlama
- Okay, replace him with some 'eye candy' like the networks do for the rest of the worthless news. Then more guys will watch, because men like good looking women and like to get laid. I hope someday that Anerica grows up and stops being so puritanical.— moretoit
- Anyone that has been out and about in Old City on a Friday/Saturday night knows that this guy has been plowing anything he find for years. Even though he is on TV and has money, he is really one ugly dude.— Trashcan_Man
- Time for all the jealous, bald, beer-gut guys to bust on Bolaris. You only wish you could get women. I will not watch Fox 29 if they fire Bolaris. They did one good thing by getting rid of that 50 y.o. gnome, Mosey. But Bolaris is good at what he does. WhoTF cares what he's doing on a Saturday night?— mel-b
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