The last station I worked at proved how affirmative action is still alive and well. I don't care what the person's skin color is, if they are good for the job then they should be the one who gets it. I can understand the need for mixing up on air talent, but you can still hire competent people. The last station I worked at was not racially balanced, at least photographers. When it came time to hire someone new, they hired an inexperienced white kid, passing up someone else I knew who had more experience, but was black. The kid hired didn't last but two weeks. The business wasn't for him. The other guy I knew... Well, because he didn't get the job he had to make other plans. So the station just screwed themselves. They are still down as of right now and that was months ago.