Kuiper

A’s announcer Glen Kuiper frustrated he was fired for ‘one mistake’ after on-air racial slur

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A’s announcer Glen Kuiper frustrated he was fired for ‘one mistake’ after on-air racial slur

Glen Kuiper is digging that hole a little bit deeper. After NBC Sports California fired Kuiper as their A’s play-by-play broadcaster on Monday because he used the N-word on television while describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, he released a statement to KRON4.  Though it does include an apology, it is fairly … Read more

A’s announcer Glen Kuiper fired by NBC Sports after using on-air racial slur

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A’s announcer Glen Kuiper fired by NBC Sports after using on-air racial slur

A’s announcer Glen Kuiper was fired by NBC Sports California just over two weeks after uttering the N-word during a broadcast. Kuiper, a 60-year-old veteran play-by-play broadcaster and former minor league player, said the n-word on live television when describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum during a pregame segment prior the Oakland’s … Read more