WEEI To Halt Live Broadcasts Friday For 'Sensitivity Training'
BOSTON (CBS/AP) — A Boston sports radio station facing criticism after a host used a stereotyped Asian accent to impersonate New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's agent will suspend live programming while employees receive "sensitivity training."
WEEI announced Wednesday that live programs will halt from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday while the staff participates in the mandatory, all-day training.
Statement from WEEI: pic.twitter.com/cLykP0gtFB
— WEEI (@WEEI) February 14, 2018
It comes after host Christian Fauria impersonated Don Yee on air last Friday. Yee is of Chinese descent but was born in Sacramento, California.
Fauria, a former Patriots tight end who also contributes to Patriots Game Day and Patriots Fifth Quarter on WBZ-TV, was suspended for five days and has since apologized.
But The Boston Globe reports at least five advertisers have terminated or suspended commercial buys as a result of the incident.
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