Colorado Black Journalists Association president Amani Ali may have acted prematurely when he sent a letter last week demanding that Denver's 7 management not lay off long-time anchor Bertha Lynn.

According to the station's news honcho Byron Grandy, that rumor is totally false. Lynn, Grandy says, is under contract with no intention from KMGH to violate the terms of that agreement.

"It's not true, I don't know what more to say to you," Grandy said Wednesday afternoon. "A phone call to me would have settled it quickly. (Bertha's) under contract at KMGH. I've never talked about (specific terms of) a contract, and I'm not going to talk about specifics ever."

Ali said he was tipped off that Lynn's future at Denver's 7 was in jeopardy, which prompted the letter. Grandy says that Ali never contacted him for a statement. Lynn did not return e-mails or voicemails asking for comment on Wednesday.