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  • Reds announcer Thom Brennaman removed from broadcast after hot mic catches homophobic slur

    08/19/2020 8:23:17 PM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 68 replies
    The Hill ^ | 08 19 2020 | Marina Pitofsky
    Cincinnati Reds announcer Thom Brennaman said a homophobic slur between innings during a game Wednesday night, leading to his removal from the broadcast for the remainder of the game. Ahead of the seventh inning in the Cincinnati team’s game against the Kansas City Royals, Brennaman was heard saying the slur. During the second game of the team's doubleheader, Brennaman apologized for the slur on the air. “I made a comment earlier tonight, that I guess went out over the air, that I am deeply ashamed of. If I have hurt anyone out there, I can’t tell you how much I...
  • Reds announcer Thom Brennaman uses homophobic slur, exits game

    08/19/2020 8:01:19 PM PDT · by EdnaMode · 43 replies
    NY Post ^ | August 19, 2020 | Mark Fischer
    The longtime play-by-play man for the Cincinnati Reds exited the broadcast booth Wednesday and begged for forgiveness after video showed him using a homophobic slur on a hot mic earlier in the day. “One of the f-g capitals of the world,” Thom Brennaman said on the Fox Sports Ohio TV broadcast during the first game of a scheduled doubleheader between the Reds and Royals in Kansas City. A few seconds passed before Brennaman, seemingly unaware his comment was made on-air, recited a promo for the network’s pregame show. The 56-year-old later exited the second game after videos of the incident...