ESPN Announcer Sidelined For Sexist Swipes
ESPN pulled announcer Ron Franklin from Saturday’s radio broadcast of the Fiesta Bowl over some objectionable remarks to a female colleague.
There’s been some conflicting reports over exactly what words were used that got Franklin in hot water – early reports had the fellow calling a female colleague “sweetcheeks” – but the colleague in question, sideline reporter Jeannine Edwards, has clarified the story somewhat.
It all went down at a production meeting on Friday, when Edwards was in conversation with ESPN announcer Rod Gilmore.
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