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Meteorologist Jeremy Kappell, fired for alleged racial slur, sues Rochester city, Mayor Lovely Warren

Steve Orr and Sean Lahman, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Comments Off on Meteorologist Jeremy Kappell, fired for alleged racial slur, sues Rochester city, Mayor Lovely Warren

Jeremy Kappell was fired by a New York TV station after he spoke a phrase that sounded like "Martin Luther Coon King Jr. Park" on the evening news.

       
Steve Orr and Sean Lahman, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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