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Whec meteorologist racial slur9/16/2023 ![]() The regional appellate division Thursday backed Taylor's decision in its entirety. Last year state Supreme Court Justice William Taylor ruled that evidence showed Kappell did make the statement and that WHEC (Channel 10) could rightly fire him. Kappell sued the station, alleging a breach of contract, emotional distress and defamation. Kappell said he verbally slipped between "Luther" and "King" and accidentally twisted the words into the racial slur, "coon." After he was fired, he apologized in a Facebook post. On a January 2019 broadcast, Kappell said of a video at a city skating rink, "This is the way it looked out at Martin Luther Coon King Jr. Kappell's lawsuits was earlier dismissed, and an appellate court Thursday, in a brief, two-paragraph decision, affirmed the dismissal. The Rochester Association for Black Journalists issued a statement, denouncing the slur being used on the air and also calling for the "immediate firing" of Kappell.ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Jeremy Kappell, a WHEC-TV meteorologist who lost his job for saying a racial slur while on air, has again lost his legal challenge against his former employer, which fired him. I think that it's about time we start to deal with it and not sit by and allow these types of things to happen and not deal with it head on." "I think that it's a larger issue.when it comes to people of color and how they are referred to terminology that has been used and referenced. 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." "It's very offensive and the fact that it took so long to respond just shows that we have a growing concern," Mayor Warren said later at a news conference on Monday morning. An issue that is exemplified by the response of management at Channel 10. "The individual responsible for the slur should no longer be employed at Channel 10. 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. ![]() "It is wrong, hurtful and infuriating that WHEC Channel 10 broadcast a racial slur in reference to Dr. Mayor Warren issued a statement Sunday night in regard to the slur and the station's response: We are redoubling our efforts to ensure that this never happens again."Ĭity of Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren called for Kappell to resign less than 48 hours later after the newscast was aired. I am terribly sorry to all of our viewers. is one of America’s greatest heroes – for whom I, and all of us at News10NBC, have the utmost respect. "Our Friday broadcast does not represent the values of News10NBC, its hardworking staff, or the great people of Rochester. I regret that we did not immediately interrupt our broadcast and apologize on the spot. We are proud of our dedicated newsroom professionals, and expect and require that each respects and understands that their behavior reflects directly on the station for which they work and the community we serve.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. We believe strongly in holding our reporters and anchors to the highest standard. As a result of that broadcast meteorologist Jeremy Kappell is no longer with News10NBC. ![]() Upon learning of the incident, News10News leadership immediately initiated an internal investigation and internal discussion, and by Sunday had made a staffing change. ![]() ![]() Park during our Friday evening broadcast (1/4/19). "On behalf of News10NBC, I apologize for our broadcast of a racial slur in a reference to Martin Luther King, Jr. On Sunday afternoon, News10NBC vice president and general manager Richard Reingold released a statement denouncing the use of the slur: ![]()
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