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"Kimberly and Beck" fired over use of racial slur

Radio conglomerate iHeartMedia files for bankruptcy
Posted at 6:44 AM, Jun 04, 2020
and last updated 2020-06-04 08:05:49-04

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WKBW) — Two talk show hosts in Rochester have been fired after using a racial slur live on-air.

During their daily talk show on 95.1FM, the "Kimberly and Beck" team said, quote, "the N-word," while discussing how people behaved during the weekend protests in Rochester.

They did not say the word itself.

The station's parent company, iHeartMedia, promptly fired them.