Colts' longtime announcer retired after using racial slur

[TomSea]

Colts' longtime announcer retired after using racial slur
By MICHAEL MAROT, AP Sports Writer 6 hrs ago

INDIANAPOLIS — Longtime announcer Bob Lamey, who has announced his retirement as voice of the Indianapolis Colts, used a racial slur while retelling a story last week to a "friend."

Lamey's attorney released a statement Wednesday morning acknowledging Lamey used "inappropriate" language during an off-the-air conversation last week and immediately apologized to those involved.

A team official later issued a statement that said in part the Colts "deplore and do not tolerate the use of any racial slur — in any context."

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What does " during an off-the-air conversation ", could one not even say this in one's house? Or does it mean they were up in the booth? We certainly do not have all the facts. He told a "friend" this. Did the friend tell management?

[Wingnut]

Bob Lamey, who has been the radio play-by-play announcer for the Indianapolis Colts for over 30 years, suddenly announced his retirement on Sunday. Yesterday, a report from 13 WTHR revealed the reason behind Lamey’s unexpected departure: he said the n-word while telling a story to a black colleague.

WTHR spoke to the colleague in question, who said Lamey used the slur while telling her a story off-air last Tuesday. She said Lamey was telling her about when he used to work at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and was describing an interview with an unnamed person. Lamey told his colleague that this person was asked if any racers were holding back their speed during qualifications, to which the person replied, “There aren’t any N****rs in this race.”

Lamey’s colleague told him that it wasn’t appropriate for him to use that word in front of her. She told WTHR that Lamey immediately tried to apologize and prevent her from telling anyone about it: