Media Circus: Exploring Emily Austen’s racist remarks
Emily Austen’s sports broadcasting career is over for now. Whether it’s over for good remains an unanswered question.
If the name is not familiar, some background: Appearing as a
guest last week on a Facebook Live chat hosted by Barstool Sports,
Austen, a 27-year-old sideline reporter for Fox Sports Florida and Fox
Sports Sun who worked on the television broadcasts of the Orlando Magic
and Tampa Bay Rays, disparaged people
of Asian, Jewish and Mexican heritage during a 35-minute roundtable
chat. She also called Cavaliers forward Kevin Love a “little b----”
multiple times for good measure.
That type of racial animus naturally didn’t sit well with her
employers. In a statement to various outlets, Fox Sports Florida called
the comments “insensitive” and “derogatory,” and that Austen was no
longer scheduled to appear on its airwaves. The Tampa Bay Times
reported she was a contract employee for those outlets, making it very
easy for them to cut bait as compared to a higher-profile name with a
long-term contract or bigger standing in the market.
(SI.com)
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