Viewers of a Rochester television station were shocked this week, when a meteorologist lobbed a racial slur about Martin Luther King Jr. during a weather segment.
While describing a local park named for King during, WHEC weatherman Jeremy Kappell, uttered “Martin Luther ‘Coon’” before correcting himself.
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After outrage on social media from local civil rights leaders, and even Rochester mayor Lovely Warren, the station addressed the matter.
“As a result of that broadcast, meteorologist Jeremy Kappell is no longer with News10NBC,” WHEC general manager Richard A. Reingold said of the termination, which took place two days after the incident. “We believe strongly in holding our reporters and anchors to the highest standard.”
Source: TV meteorologist fired after blurting out slur about Martin Luther King on-air
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