Wednesday, September 16, 2020

The Score Fires Dan McNeil

Robert Feder has all the details.

Danny tweeted a sexist joke about an ESPN reporter. The reporter responded. She was clearly offended by it. The management took swift action. Here's what management's statement said (from Feder's column):

Rachel Williamson, senior vice president and market manager of Entercom Chicago, announced that McNeil was no longer employed by The Score in an email to staff.

“For each one of us our words have power. For our brands and on-air personalities that is amplified and brings increased responsibility in how we chose to use our voices. Last night’s tweet, and its degrading and humiliating tone to a fellow female broadcaster, was unacceptable,” Williamson wrote.

“We have the best teams in Chicago, and we must hold ourselves to high expectations to continue to be leaders in our organization, our industry and our community. We apologize to all who were offended by Dan’s words, especially Maria.”