Is the name or face familiar?

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2007/03/14/2007-03-14_wabc_anchor_sn oozes_and_loses_his_job-3.html

That guy owes me money!

From the Columbia Journalism Review, November/December, 1996:

"DART to KGW-TV, Portland, Oregon, and sportscaster Steve Bartelstein, for just doing it. Unblocked by management, Bartelstein has been dribbling away the station's credibility by sporting Nike logo-laden apparel -- much of it given to him gratis by the manufacturer -- while delivering his nightly reports. Not until Jeff Manning, a business reporter for the daily Oregonian, began pressing the station for comment did KGW reverse its position on the apparent conflict of interest. According to Manning's August 23 report, Bartelstein just won't do it any more."
http://archives.cjr.org/year/96/6/d_l.asp

Of course there is this chestnut from our own Dwight Jaynes, in the August 8, 2003, Portland Tribune:

"The New York Post reported this week that Bartelstein is being sued by two men, in separate cases, who accuse him of sexual harassment and stalking.

Actor Dan Levine claims that Bartelstein followed him to Boston and Denver, forcing him to switch hotels under an assumed name. According to the Post, "Levine's case, filed Friday in Manhattan Supreme Court, alleges that Bartelstein 'knowingly transmitted various communicable diseases to Levine,' despite telling Levine that he was 'disease free.'"

Levine also alleges that Bartelstein used crystal meth and crack 'every day' up to $2,000 worth of drugs per week, often between broadcasts."

In June, the Post reported that Bartelstein was being sued by Roderick McCullom, a writer and producer at WABC-TV, who contends that Bartelstein created a hostile work environment by repeatedly propositioning him and then stalking him."
http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=19527

I wonder if Tonya will make a little room for him in her trailer.

Jessica Savitch stuff. Odd.

Cmon! Meth users gotta catch a nap whenever they can!

He'll be back in Portland on the 10:00 news soon! He's perfect for KPTV and "Meth Watch" and "Crime Stoppers" since he probably knows most of them!

This guy has just been a train-wreck since he left here!

This is all TOO good...(not for Steve, unfortunately). Seems a natural for a Lifetime movie! (They already have done Jessica Savitch)