Chris Curtis, an executive producer for Boston sports radio station WEEI, has been suspended for allegedly making an ethnic slur on air Wednesday.
Curtis opened the “The Greg Hill Show” Thursday and apologized, announcing that he is suspended from the show until Wednesday, according to The Boston Globe.
The host came under fire for a comment he made on the show during a discussion about a ban on miniature alcoholic bottles in Boston. When asked about his favorite “nips,” Curtis said: “Oh, I’d probably go Mina Kimes,” referring to the ESPN NFL analyst, who is of Korean descent.“In a pathetic failed attempt at a one liner, I attempted to bring up Mila Kunis, which was not really that funny… sophomoric and sexist.”“But for reasons I don’t understand, I said Mina Kimes.
Kimes responded on Twitter to Chad Finn, the Boston Globe columnist who originally reported on the story, with a photo of “The Simpsons” characters with glazed eyes., who has yet to respond to the controversy. In a statement Wednesday, ESPN said: “There is no place for these type of hateful comments, which were uncalled for and extremely offensive.”
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