"This is completely unacceptable and contrary to all standards of broadcasting," the statement read. The organization's statement said it viewed a recording of the incident provided by a viewer. (RABJ) also issued a statement Sunday condemning the use of the racial slur on air. The Rochester Association of Black Journalists "It took the station nearly two days to apologize, and only after the station was shamed into doing so by a backlash on social media," the statement read. The mayor and city council called for Kappell's termination and for an examination of WHEC's response to the incident. There must be real consequences for the news personality involved and also for the management team that failed to immediately apologize and address the slur." "It is beyond unacceptable that this occurred. during its Friday News broadcast," the statement read. "It is wrong, hurtful and infuriating that WHEC Channel 10 broadcast a racial slur in reference to Dr. Warren and the city council to release a statement
If you did feel that it hurt you in any way, I sincerely apologize," he said.Ĭlips of Kappell using the racial slur made the rounds on social media over the weekend, prompting Rochester Mayor Lovely A. That was not a word I said, I promise you that.
"I had no idea what some people could have interpreted that as and I know some people did interpret that the wrong way. Kappell said as soon as he heard the mispronunciation he "put emphasis on 'King' and moved on." I had no idea the way it came across to many people," he said in a video posted to Facebook Monday night. In my mind I knew I mispronounced, but there was no malice. So fast to the point where I jumbled a couple of words. If you watch me regularly you know that I tend to contain a lot of information in my weather cast, which forces me to speak fast and unfortunately I spoke a little too fast when I was referencing Dr. "What happened on Friday, to me, it's a simple misunderstanding. Kappell said his use of the slur was a mistake caused by speaking too quickly.
In a video viewed by CNN, Kappell says "King" immediately after using the slur and continues with the broadcast. 's Friday evening broadcast, Jeremy Kappell said "Martin Luther Coon Park," when referring to a downtown Rochester park named after slain civil rights movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. In an incident from 2010, ESPN’s Mike Greenberg made the same mistake made by Kappell, but wound up keeping his job.A television station in Rochester, New York, fired a meteorologist Sunday after he used a racial slur on air. Other television personalities have run into similar problems. In it he reassures his followers that it was not his intent to make a racial comment and that the extra word in King’s name was merely a result of becoming tongue-tied. Kappell later posted a videotaped apology online, which you can see below. I regret that we did not immediately interrupt our broadcast and apologize on the spot.” These words have no place on News10NBC’s air, and the fact that we broadcast them disheartens and disgusts me that it was not caught immediately is inexcusable. Reingold said: “As a result of that broadcast meteorologist Jeremy Kappell is no longer with News10NBC. The tape also includes some of the station’s reporting on the incident …įollowing an internal investigation, WHEC Vice President and general manager Richard A. Here’s an audio tape in which a portion of the broadcast can be heard - the sound has been enhanced to make the phrase more audible, and the phrase is repeated several times. got the boot after the words “Martin Luther C–n King Jr.” went out over the air. The New York Post reports that Jeremy Kappell of WHEC-TV in Rochester, N.Y.
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The chief meteorologist at an NBC TV station was fired Monday after saying something on the air that has been interpreted as a racial slur.
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