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| Dan Sileo |
Sileo began his 4-7 p.m. show on Tuesday but by Friday night, his Twitter account was scrubbed and his show no longer was listed on Fox Sports 910’s website, according to theathletic.com.
Fox Sports 910 announced Sileo’s hiring on its website on Aug. 29. Shortly after the announcement, The Athletic published a story noting that Sileo had been fired three times by Florida radio stations in an 18-month span from 2012-13 for racist or sexist comments on air or on his personal Twitter account.
The Athletic reached out multiple times to Fox Sports 910 program director Aaron Trimmer for comment, but Trimmer’s only response was an e-mail in which he wrote, “I got your request. I will be back in touch.”Apparently, Sileo’s hiring did not sit well with the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes, who recently signed a contract to move their games to KGME for the upcoming season, were not happy with the hiring of Sileo. The club issued a statement:
"When we became aware that Fox Sports 910 had hired Dan Sileo, we immediately reached out to the station’s management to express our deep concern regarding Mr. Sileo’s abhorrent comments. Our promotion of inclusivity is deeply rooted into the fabric of who we are as an organization and we have no tolerance for racism, sexism, anti-Semitism or any other discriminatory behavior.'
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