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WYMT apologizes for Sports Overtime incident
Posted: Tue 2:14 PM, Oct 07, 2014

By: Nathan Lyttle

WYMT would like to address an issue that came up during our Sports Overtime broadcast on Friday, October 3rd.

We would like to address an issue that came up during our Sports Overtime broadcast on Friday, October 3rd.

A statement could be heard from the anchors at the end of one of the commercial breaks regarding one school's inability to beat certain schools from Northern Kentucky.

The anchor's microphones were turned on when they were supposed to be off.

"The incident was a careless mistake on my part, and I apologize to anyone who felt offended or as though they were the target of what was said. It was said in a casual conversation with no intent to belittle or poke fun at any Eastern Kentucky school. We as a sports department, and as a station, take great pride in covering all 43 high school football teams in Eastern/Southeastern Kentucky and have worked hard to develop strong relationships with each of those schools. While some programs may be more successful, we do not value any one program more than the others, and always pull for all area teams to go as far as they can in the postseason," said WYMT Sports Director Josh McKinney.

"I can assure you that our sports team regrets and has learned from the mistake that was made. We are taking steps to make sure this never happens again. Meanwhile, we will continue to provide coverage of ALL mountain football teams that you will not see anywhere else." said WYMT News Director Steve Hensley.

Again, we regret the mistake that was made and will continue to work hard to be your source for local news, weather and sports.

Wow, that apology, if you want to call it that, is worthless. Why not go ahead and fess up to the team you were discussing to put some type of meaning behind it? You obviously didn't care to mention them while making the comment so why can't you repeat their name again instead of issuing a blanket statement that could be applied to numerous schools instead of the one you were chastising? While you are at it, correct what was said during your conversation and say "inability to beat one Northern Kentucky School that has only lost one game to a Kentucky team since 2010." I guess to get the facts you would have to go out of your way and do a little research, something you all obviously fail at. You all didn't work hard to establish those relationships, your predecessors did. Milam, Rock and Casebolt were the class of WYMT and now we are stuck with two guys that have about as much talent as a high school news station. With your comments you alienated the group you were talking about and can now cover 42 for all we care. Never show favoritism? Had it been about Hazard or Perry Central, you all would've been run out of town the next day had something not been done immediately. But now that you admit you were wrong you think everything is fine. The station issues a statement for damage control, not during a broadcast like where comment was made, burying it in website because you are too cowardly to get in front of the camera and admit guilt. With that being said you can shove this crap apology up your rear. And for the last statement, don't bother. I'd rather get my news from WSAZ or a true journalist in Brain on WKYT.

Then do it and stop whining.

Things like this follow this pattern without fail:
1. Somebody says something stupid.
2. People are offended and throw a fit and whine like it's the end of the world.
3. Offended, whining, fit throwing people demand an apology.
4. Offending party issues apology.
5. Apology is rejected and more whining and fit-throwing ensues.

Give me a break. It was a stupid comment, but the reaction by some is more stupid.:Shaking:

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