TVN apologises following ‘unacceptable’ presenter remarks
Another sports presenter is admonished for 'inappropriate' and 'unacceptable' comments on air.
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Racing network TV has apologised for comments made by presenter Richard Callander during live coverage of Saturday’s Rosehill meeting.
On Twitter some viewers took aim at his remarks:
@DreamTeamMatt @richieplz @TVNTVN seriously, Matt? It’s 2014, how can it be ok to imply something is weak or soft by calling it gay?
— Nathan Snow (@snowbet) August 3, 2014
@TVNTVN – sack @Richieplz immediately. Apologising after being forced to doesn’t cut it. Time for a bit of governance from your organisation — Ø∞Ø (@MistahBungle) August 3, 2014
@TVNTVN – sack @Richieplz immediately. Apologising after being forced to doesn’t cut it. Time for a bit of governance from your organisation
— Ø∞Ø (@MistahBungle) August 3, 2014
Fancy a @TVNTVN host doing or saying something regrettable. Treat us all like we were born yesterday. Disgusting — Dan Armanasco (@armodan) August 3, 2014
@DreamTeamMatt @richieplz @TVNTVN seriously, Matt? It’s 2014, how can it be ok to imply something is weak or soft by calling it gay?
— Nathan Snow (@snowbet) August 3, 2014
@DreamTeamMatt was hoping the standard for tv might be higher than pub convo. No wonder coming out is such a struggle in our society — Nathan Snow (@snowbet) August 3, 2014
“TVN is aware of an inappropriate comment used during the Live Racing Broadcast on Saturday,” TVN said in a statement.
“The comment made is not acceptable and TVN does not condone its use. The channel is reviewing the situation and will be addressing the issue with the presenter involved.
“We apologise for any offence caused to any of our valued viewers.”
I made a comment yesterday that I apologised immediately 4 that may have offended & wasn’t up to @TVNTVN standard I apologise to all Richard
— Richard Callander (@richieplz) August 3, 2014
The remarks follow Seven recently censuring AFL commentator Brian Taylor after “unacceptable” remarks and Ian Thorpe talking about his struggle coming out as gay in the sporting arena.
Via: News Corp
3 Responses
He apologized because he had to. Surely you would know by now it’s unacceptable and if you sincerely didn’t mean it you wouldn’t say it in the first place. If it was a racist remark he would be banned. Double standards.
His apology seems swift, sincere and concise. That’s fair enough, time to move on rather than exaggerate an incident hardly anyone would have known about
Richard Callander is the most unprofessional broadcaster currently on air in Australia, he should be stood down for at least a period of 6 months. His comments were disgusting and the half arsed apology he has come out with via Twitter really doesnt cut it.