Bad Optics

Olivia Garvey was hired by KNBC (LA), but the timing seems a bit odd.

Many at the O&O question the timing.

Garvey was hired after her father emerged as one of the front runners in the CA US Senate race.

Some KNBC staffers think it’s bad optics and have even complained to management.

“NBC holds its employees to strict conflict of interest rules governing what organizations they can join or boards they can serve on. The company says it’s to safeguard against perceived bias, but then hire people who will draw into question political objectivity. The position had been open for over a year and some believe she was hired to carry favor with her father and powerful political friends,” said a station insider.