Columbus station fires meteorologist after child porn charges brought against him

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A Columbus meteorologist was fired from his station shortly after his initial court appearance Friday, Sep. 6, 2019 on child pornography charges.

• WBNS confirmed the firing in a statement on its official Twitter account.
• The station said it has “decided to end our relationship with Mike Davis.”
• It went on so refer to a violation of “certain terms of his employment.”
• Many TV personalities have a so-called “morality clause” in their contracts that lets stations terminate them if unflattering news becomes public about them.

Statement from #10TV regarding the child pornography charge against Mike Davis:

It has been a difficult few days and our team has been shocked by this news. We have decided to end our relationship with Mike Davis due to a violation of certain terms of his employment with WBNS.

— 10TV.com (@10TV) September 6, 2019