LAS VEGAS (AP) - A TV weatherman in Las Vegas has been fired
for making an on-air racial slur about Martin Luther King. Rob Blair of KTNV was looking ahead to Monday's forecast on Saturday when he called the holiday -- quoting here -- "Martin Luther Coon King Junior Day."
Blair apologized on the air later in the day, calling it an "accidental slip of the tongue."
But the general manager of the ABC affiliate says it wasn't enough to save Blair's job. Jim Prather told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that "this kind of incident is not acceptable under any circumstances."
Blair had been with the station about three months.
Posted: 05/22/13 - (Idabel, Okla.) – For anyone interested in learning more about building preservation, Idabel Main Street will host “Historic Building Maintenance,” a workshop on the care and maintenance of the historic district, June 25th, from 5:30pm – 7:00pm, at the Idabel Public Library. Read More
Posted: 05/08/13 - The Sherman Public Library is very excited about our upcoming Summer Reading Club for children and teens. Children ages birth-11 can Dig into Reading and join the Youth Summer Reading Club. The theme for the Teen Summer Reading Club this year is Beneath the Surface and it is open to teens ages 12-18. Read More
Posted: 05/07/13 - DURANT, Okla. – Regent Terry Matlock will deliver remarks at Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s Spring Commencement, scheduled for Saturday, May 11, at Paul Laird Field. The ceremony (for all schools) will begin at 10 a.m. A reception will follow at 11:30 a.m. in the Visual & Performing Arts Center. Read More
