Adonis Hoffman, a longtime fixture in Washington media and regulatory circles, has withdrawn his board nomination at Tegna, citing a racially charged interaction with the company’s CEO.Hoffman, who is Black, told the company that conflicts of interest had arisen which would have prevented him from serving on the board of the local TV station owner.
But he also said he did not feel comfortable joining the board in light of the 2014 incident involving CEO Dave Lougee. Following an industry luncheon at which they were seated together and had a conversation, Lougee, who is white, mistook Hoffman for a hotel car valet.
Hoffman was “understandably offended,” Tegna said in a letter posted to its website.After Hoffman notified Tegna last week of
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