https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2020/06/rochester-radio-station-fires-kimberly-beck-for-racist-comments-on-air.html

Rochester radio station fires hosts Kimberly & Beck for racist comments on air

According to the D&C, Kimberly had repeatedly referred to the N-word live on air Tuesday while discussing Black Lives Matter and Rochester protests against police brutality after the death of George Floyd. The discussion centered on a local couple that appeared to be attacked by a group of looters early Sunday morning; video of the incident went viral, viewed more than 165,000 times.

“Okay, let me ask you a question. Were they acting N-word-ish?” Kimberly said on the iHeartMedia-owned radio station Tuesday. She did not use the explicit racial slur, but also asked if the attackers were acting “N-word-ly.”

“If you look like a thug and if you act like a thug, and you’ve got three on one beating up a white woman with a two-by-four, by God, you’re a thug,” Beck said.

The pair also discussed whether they can use the term “N-word,” and said “no one’s offended by that.”

Backlash quickly ensued on social media, with many demanding advertisers drop their sponsorship or for the pair to lose their jobs. A recording of their comments went viral, getting national attention.

“These @iHeartRadio hosts from Rochester, NY, are unquestionably racist! On-air! Disgusting! Listen to them in their own words and then call, email, tweet and show up at @Radio_951 and until Kimberly & Beck are fired! This can not be tolerated! I am heated!!!!!!" celebrity blogger Perez Hilton wrote on Twitter.