We will not tolerate this kind of behavior, which is antithetical to our core values and beliefs and to our commitment to our community and everyone in it.” In a statement, Robert Morgan, Market President of iHeartMedia Upstate New York said, “We made the decision to terminate Kimberly and Beck yesterday as soon as we learned of their comments and informed them early this morning. I’m raising my children to love everyone and stand up for what is right.
I’ve told management I won’t work at a company that employs people like this. Not surprisingly, the exchange set off an almost immediate social-media firestorm, including comments from at least one horrified co-worker - Deanna King, a castmember of Radio 95.1’s Brother Wease Show, made her feelings of disgust known publicly in the early hours of Wednesday morning in a tweet that said, “I have never and would never spew such racist hate. Beck repeatedly referred to the attackers as “thugs.” They went on to discuss and question why they can’t use the term “n-word,” concluding that, “No one’s offended by that.” The exchange is captured here.
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