A Maine radio station fired two of its sportscasters for making jokes about the weights of members of a girls high school basketball team whose game they were streaming online, CNN reports.
In a statement posted to Facebook, WHOU in Houlton said the people involved were terminated; owner Fred Grant confirmed to CNN the two broadcasters involved are Jim Carter and Steve Shaw. During the broadcast, one of them said of the players, “two girls out here extremely overweight, awful.” The other broadcaster made some questionable comments, including “how come you don’t get uniforms that fit the girls,” followed by laughing.
“I apologize that the broadcasters failed to see this fundamental belief and I apologize for their behavior,” Grant said. “I know they are remorseful and I believe they, too, will continue to learn from their mistakes.”