New Delhi, March 3 -- Veteran broadcaster Joan Lunden has spoken publicly about an alleged incident of sexual harassment early in her career, revealing in her new memoir that a senior television executive propositioned her and then retaliated professionally when she refused.

In Joan: Life Beyond the Script, released on 3 March, Lunden, 75, recounts her early years at WABC-TV's Eyewitness News in New York, where she began working in 1975. At the time, she was a young reporter co-anchoring weekend newscasts and learning the demands of a competitive newsroom.

In the book, Lunden refers to a colleague and superior as "Ted", describing him as someone who initially helped her edit stories and offered guidance.

According to her account, the r...