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Reciting Prince During a Sportscast; a Fire-able Offense

In case you missed it on the John Howell Morning Show, the crew discussed a story focused on Dan Phillips, a sportscaster for Nashville’s WZTV.

Dan Phillips, a sportscaster in Nashville, was terminated for adding Prince lyrics into his report.
Dan Phillips, a sportscaster in Nashville, was terminated for adding Prince lyrics into his report.

 

As reported in this article from Mediaite.com, Phillips delivered one of his sports reports filled with references to songs from the late Prince as a tribute.

Check out the video here:

Shortly after the report aired, Phillips was fired from his position.

It became a humorous debate between the morning show team. Should he or shouldn’t Phillips have lost his position for this stunt? The Johns (Howell and Dempsey) said “yes,” while Jen DeSalvo stood by Phillips.