A Boston sports talk show host has issued an apology for racially insensitive comments he made on the air.
A Boston sports talk show host has issued an apology for racist comments he made on the air.
Tony Massarotti, one of the co-hosts of"Felger and Mazz" on 98.5 The Sports Hub, gave the apology on-air Monday, following the insensitive remarks on Friday. Co-host Michael Felger was broadcasting remotely from New Orleans, when Massarotti suggested that Felger watch two Black people behind him. He told his co-host that they might steal his car, after asking if they could hear what he was saying.
"They can't hear us, right?" Massarotti asked."I would be careful if I were you because the last time you were around a couple of guys like that they stole your car."Sign up for NECN newsletters.The remark referred to an incident where Felger had his car stolen while he was in Louisiana last year,
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