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In the United States, a New York meteorologist was fired on charges of racial retribution during the live weather on North American television. On Monday (7), he defended himself and said that there was a pronunciation problem that he was trying to fix quickly.
During the WHEC-TV weather forecast on Friday, Jeremy Kappell referred to "Martin Luther Park Coon's King Jr", according to the video that was broadcast online. "Coon" is a racist term used to discriminate blacks.
Kappell, who is white, said in an online video that he was speaking quickly and realized that he had mixed "a few words" on behalf of the civil rights leader. African-Americans, Martin Luther King Jr. corrected
He called King "a great man" and declared that he had not committed a racial offense.
When airing the video of the event last weekend, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren said that she was using a "racist insult" and demanded that Kappell be punished. .
The station returned Kappell after Sunday.
"I apologize for pbading on a racial insult," said Richard Reingold, vice president and general manager of the channel, in a statement. "I am disappointed and upset".
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