Lawsuit between Deb O'Keefe and the owners of 101X alleges misogyny and discrimination by owner Bob Sinclair, station countersues.
Former 101X radio host Deb O'Keefe has filed a lawsuit against station owners Waterloo Media, seeking monetary relief of over $1 million. O'Keefe was fired in February 2021, following the 2019 acquisition of the station by Waterloo. The legal filing, obtained by the, says Waterloo breached a contract agreement with the longtime host to keep working through the end of 2022.
A minority owner in the cluster of radio stations since 2003, Bob and David Sinclair's Waterloo Media is now the majority owner of eight Austin outlets: 101X Alternative Austin, Austin City Limits Radio, 103.5 Bob FM, ESPN 102.7, KLBJ-AM, KLBJ-FM, 107.1 La Z, and Lucy 93.3.. Known for her British accent and crank phone calls getting strangers to say,"I love you," she won Best Radio Personality in the's 2008 and 2009 Austin Music Awards, as noted in her lawsuit.
O'Keefe's suit accuses Waterloo of various violations of the Texas Labor Code, including a hostile work environment, age discrimination, disability discrimination, and gender discrimination. The document describes O'Keefe as a woman over the age of 40 with a"diagnosis of depression stemming from a head injury she suffered around 10-15 years ago.
. The show introduced Emily Svahn filling in beside Dick and co-host/producer Nick Hadja. O'Keefe launched her own podcast with local Hot Pie Media in 2021, which ran for less than a year.
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