Veteran MLB and NFL play-by-play commentator Thom Brennaman, suspended after utilizing an anti-gay slur throughout a broadcast last month, has actually resigned from his role with the Cincinnati Reds.
” My household and I have actually chosen that I am going to step away from my role as the tv voice of the Cincinnati Reds,” Brennaman wrote to WCPO. “I would like to thank the Reds, Reds fans and the LGBTQ Community for the incredible support and grace they have revealed my household and me.
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According to CNN, Brennaman was heard “saying on the Fox Sports Ohio broadcast, One of the f * g capitals of the world, before then resuming his on-air tasks. Its unknown what led to that remark and the context behind it. The remark was made after an industrial break.”
According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, Fox Sports Ohio launched a statement quickly after the Reds: “The language that Thom Brennaman used this evening is despiteful, offensive, and in no other way shows the values of FOX Sports Ohio. We concur with the Reds decision to suspend him up until further notice.”
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports “the event occurred simply before the seventh inning in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Later Wednesday evening, during the second video game of the doubleheader, Brennaman apologized while live on the air.”
Brennaman was then pulled off the broadcast and the Reds released a statement denouncing his homophobic remark.
Last month, Brennaman said a homophobic insult throughout a game between the Reds and Kansas City Royals.
FOX Sports subsequently revealed Brennaman will not deal with NFL broadcasts for the network in 2020. Per ESPN:
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” FOX Sports is incredibly disappointed with Thom Brennamans remarks during Wednesdays Cincinnati Reds telecast,” Fox said in a statement Thursday. “The language utilized was abhorrent, inappropriate, and not representative of the worths of FOX Sports.”
According to CNN, Brennaman was heard “stating on the Fox Sports Ohio broadcast, One of the f * g capitals of the world, before then resuming his on-air responsibilities. Get Yankees text messages: Cut through the clutter of social media and text throughout games with beat writers and columnists.
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” My family and I have decided that I am going to step away from my role as the television voice of the Cincinnati Reds,” Brennaman wrote to WCPO. “I would like to thank the Reds, Reds fans and the LGBTQ Community for the unbelievable support and grace they have actually shown my household and me. And if Im offered that opportunity, I will be a much better broadcaster and a much better individual.”
