October 17, 2019

To Comcast Corp. Board of Directors and Brian L. Roberts, Chairman and CEO:

As the parent company of NBC Universal, we appeal to you to overturn the network’s
refusal on Thursday to conduct an independent investigation of sexual misconduct and coverups
at NBC News.

This week, the fearless reporting by Ronan Farrow and Rich McHugh exposed what
many at NBC News have known for years: certain network executives have enabled a corporate
culture of widespread sexual harassment and abuse, and are still trying to cover it up today.

Through dozens of interviews with current and former NBC employees, Farrow and
McHugh have established that NBC knew long before November 2017 that Matt Lauer pressured
female colleagues for sexual contact. Their book, ​Catch and Kill,​ reveals that a “Today” show
staffer was paid off and silenced in 2011 after confiding in colleagues about Lauer pressing her
for sex. The book also reveals that an on-air personality suffered retaliation for rebuffing Lauer.

These were not isolated incidents. His years of predatory behavior toward female
colleagues was tolerated by executives with the same attitudes toward women – some were even
predators themselves.

According to the book, NBC News Chairman Andy Lack and MSNBC President Phil
Griffin also have a record of sexually harassing female subordinates. NBC News President Noah
Oppenheim boasted about objectifying women while at Harvard University.

Are these the men you want running a news network news reliant on the FCC for license
renewal?

We call on Comcast to do three things immediately:

1) ​Override NBC’s decision and launch a full investigation​ of sexual misconduct within the
news division, to be ​conducted by an outside, independent law firm​. The inquiry should
determine which executives knew about the misconduct and covered it up. The final report
should be sent directly to Mr. Roberts and the Board of Directors.

2) Make ​NBC declare that all current and former employees may seek waivers from their
non-disclosure agreements ​(NDAs) in any sexual misconduct cases so that they can speak
freely and publicly.

3) Have an ​in-person meeting ​of Comcast executives, directors, sexual harassment victims and
advocacy leaders.

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 Comcast must prove to its shareholders that it will pursue the truth on behalf of NBC
staffers. If necessary, it should remove executives who have abused or silenced women.

Sincerely,

Gretchen Carlson, ​Gift of Courage Fund​, Former Fox News Host and Anchor

Megyn Kelly,​ Former NBC News and Fox News Host and Anchor

Eleanor McManus​, Founder of ​Press Forward​, Former CNN Producer

Greta Van Susteren​, Former Fox News and MSNBC Host and Anchor

Linda Vester​, Founder, ​Silence Breakers Alliance​, Former NBC News and Fox News Anchor
and Correspondent

Addie Zinone,​ Co-Founder ​Press Forward​, Former NBC News Producer

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