Meteorologist Fired After Viewers and City Claim He Said Racial Slur on Air

Meteorologist Fired After Viewers and City Claim He Said Racial Slur on Air
A meteorologist at a news station in Rochester, New York, was fired this week after viewers and the city’s mayor called for his ouster. Jeremy Kappel / Twitter
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A meteorologist at a news station in Rochester, New York, was fired this week after viewers and the city’s mayor called for his ouster.

Viewers claimed that WHEC-TV meteorologist Jeremy Kappell used a racial slur when speaking about Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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