What happened to Glen Kuiper? Why was the Oakland A’s broadcaster fired from his job? Learn all there is to know about the situation.
Oakland A’s broadcaster Glen Kuiper was fired Monday following his on-air utterance of a racial slur during a pregame show on May 5. The A’s denounced the slur as “unacceptable” on the day of the incident. NBC Sports California suspended Kuiper indefinitely a day later. On Monday, the network released a statement announcing that he has been fired.
The statement read: “Following an internal review, the decision has been made for NBC Sports California to end its relationship with Glen Kuiper, effective immediately. We thank Glen for his dedication to Bay Area baseball over the years.”
The incident occurred during a pregame show for an A’s game at the Kansas City Royals. Kuiper and fellow broadcaster and former A’s pitcher Dallas Braden were discussing a visit to the Negro Leagues Museum in Kansas City. Kuiper referenced their trip to the museum but uttered a racial slur in place of the museum’s name.
What did Glen Kuiper have to say since uttering the racial slur?
Kuiper issued an apology during the sixth inning of the A’s-Royals game.
“A little bit earlier in the show, I said something, didn’t come out quite the way I wanted it to,” Kuiper said. “I just wanted to apologize if it sounded different than I meant it to be said. As I said, I just wanted to apologize for that.” He followed with an additional apology the next day, after he was suspended. “I could not be more sorry and horrified by what I said,” Kuiper said via a statement released by NBCSC. “I hope you will accept my sincerest apologies.”
Kuiper, 60, has worked on A’s broadcasts since 2004, when he started as an on-field correspondent. He took over as the primary TV play-by-play announcer in 2006 and maintained that position until his suspension and subsequent dismissal. He played two seasons of minor-league baseball as an infielder in 1985 and ’86.
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