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College Football Announcer 'Indefinitely Suspended' After Insensitive Comment
The Spun ^ | December 30, 2022 | Chris Rosvoglou

Posted on 12/30/2022 3:32:40 PM PST by Fiji Hill

During the Duke's Mayo Bowl this Friday afternoon, NC State play-by-play announcer Gary Hahn apparently made a reference to "illegal aliens."

Several people reportedly heard Hahn say "down among all the illegal aliens in El Paso it’s UCLA leading Pitt" while providing the score of the Sun Bowl.

Hahn's employer, Learfield Communications, wasted no time disciplining him for his actions. The company announced that Hahn has been suspended indefinitely.

Kyle Winchester, the general manager of Wolfpack Sports Properties, released a statement on Hahn.

"Learfield has suspended Wolfpack Sports Network Play-by-Play announcer Gary Hahn indefinitely following comments made during today's Duke Mayo Bowl radio broadcast," Winchester said.

Hahn was named the North Carolina Sportscaster of the Year in 2011 and 2020. He has been the voice of NC State's football and men's basketball teams since 1991.

It's safe to say Hahn's broadcasting future with Learfield Communications is up in the air.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: chatnotnews; democult; illegalaliens; lawbreakingisillegal; pc; thedemsunwrittenlaw
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To: Fiji Hill

“If you want to anger a conservative, lie to him.

If you want to anger a liberal, tell him the truth.”

RWR


21 posted on 12/30/2022 3:53:08 PM PST by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: Gay State Conservative

“. I hate to admit this but I’m slowly coming to despise this country’s “leaders”.

Slowly?
You are more patient than me


22 posted on 12/30/2022 3:54:12 PM PST by Gary from Dayton (Scary unvaccinated American )
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To: Fiji Hill

Oh come on now. Enough of this sensitivity BS. The Air Force doesn’t want the word “terrorist” used. One university balked at the word “Americans.” The country is going down the tubes.


23 posted on 12/30/2022 3:55:19 PM PST by From The Deer Stand (P)
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To: OrangeHoof

I don’t know, but I sure would like to see what they would do to Howard Cosell if he was still around.


24 posted on 12/30/2022 3:56:30 PM PST by fhayek
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To: fhayek

Well, Howie was from N. Carolina so he would have been a logical fit for the Wolfpack!


25 posted on 12/30/2022 3:58:41 PM PST by nascarnation
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To: Fiji Hill

the guy should be documenting everything this company does to him and hire a lawyer to bring suit immediately if the company violates his contract in anyway.


26 posted on 12/30/2022 3:59:41 PM PST by dadfly ( )
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To: Fiji Hill

He said WHAT?!?!?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I’m gonna need 14 years of therapy - just reading this!!!


27 posted on 12/30/2022 4:01:00 PM PST by joethedrummer (We can't vote our way out of this, folks..)
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To: fhayek
"I don’t know, but I sure would like to see what they would do to Howard Cosell if he was still around."

I think Cosell's end came when he referred to a black player as a "little monkey".

28 posted on 12/30/2022 4:01:15 PM PST by MikeSteelBe (The South will be in the right in the next war of Northern aggression.)
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To: Fiji Hill

29 posted on 12/30/2022 4:02:17 PM PST by Bratch
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To: Fiji Hill

Can’t even call them by their technical legal term?


30 posted on 12/30/2022 4:02:40 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: Fiji Hill
I just watched all three segments of the Atlas Shrugged movie yesterday.

Maybe it's time for a brain strike. Let the country destroy itself.

31 posted on 12/30/2022 4:03:30 PM PST by politicket
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To: Fiji Hill

Who is John Galt?


32 posted on 12/30/2022 4:03:52 PM PST by politicket
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To: MikeSteelBe
I think he was referring to running back Mike Adamle when he said: 'Look at that little monkey run'.

I guess that would pretty much put him in the National Insensitive Hall of Fame.

33 posted on 12/30/2022 4:05:28 PM PST by fhayek
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To: Fiji Hill

Notice the long running favorite show of mine Ancient Aliens doesn’t say Ancient Extraterrestrials. And they never say the aliens entered legally. 😁

Even though Georgio Tsoukalos struggles to say “extah-tahyest-arells” because English is his second language.


34 posted on 12/30/2022 4:08:50 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna .hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: fhayek

Adamle was Italian, right? I remember when his Dad played for the Browns.


35 posted on 12/30/2022 4:09:33 PM PST by nascarnation
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To: Fiji Hill

This planet is about to get woked out of this solar system.


36 posted on 12/30/2022 4:10:52 PM PST by George from New England
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To: nascarnation

Ya know, I think I got the name wrong. Pretty sure he wasn’t referring to an Italian-American there.


37 posted on 12/30/2022 4:12:16 PM PST by fhayek
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To: MikeSteelBe
"I think Cosell's end came when he referred to a black player as a "little monkey".

Jimmy the Greek's comment was even more subtle then that..

Something about, they being stronger.. (?)

38 posted on 12/30/2022 4:12:56 PM PST by unread ("It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required." W. Churchill.)
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To: fhayek

Don’t forget Jimmy the Greek.


39 posted on 12/30/2022 4:13:36 PM PST by EEGator
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To: Fiji Hill

He did NOT lie.....


40 posted on 12/30/2022 4:14:35 PM PST by ridesthemiles
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