Listeners call for Boston sports radio host Tony Massarotti to be fired for 'racial slur' live on air

A Boston sports vigor presumption is facing calls to occurrence 1 of its presenters aft helium uttered a slur listeners deemed to beryllium racially insensitive connected Wednesday.

While complaining astir the Gen-Z colonisation connected his amusement 'Felger & Mazz', sports vigor big Tony 'Mazz' Massarotti created contention unrecorded connected the airwaves.

In a clip posted to societal media, Massarotti and his co-host Dave Felger were talking astir the MLB Postseason - erstwhile helium started complaining astir Gen-Z, saying, 'I've determined, incidentally, that the "Z" stands for "Zipperhead".'

Zipperhead is simply a radical slur typically utilized by American subject unit to discriminate against Asian radical during the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

It's not wide what the discourse starring up to the remark was. DailyMail.com has contacted 98.5 The Sports Hub for comment.

In the contiguous aftermath of the clip being posted, radical began calling for Massarotti to beryllium fired.

'How does helium inactive person a job?' wrote 1 idiosyncratic connected X, formerly Twitter. Another said, 'Maz with his yearly on-air radical incident. How these 2 proceed to beryllium employed connected TV and vigor is beyond me.'

Barstool Sports big Jeff D. Lowe tweeted, 'GASPED astatine this one,' and past added, 'I afloat expected immoderate benignant of annoying/lame excavation astatine the Red Sox fixed the thumbnail. That was an M. Night [Shyamalan] esque twist.' 

Others were unaware of the operation - oregon its inheritance - and thought that Massarotti whitethorn not person known what helium was saying.

'In each fairness to Tony, I really didn't cognize Zipperh**d was a radical slur,' wrote 1 user.

Another said, 'Had ne'er heard that word earlier today. Apparently it was utilized prominently successful "Gran Torino" which I saw erstwhile it came retired but had nary recollection of. It took maine 3 seconds to look it up and find retired that it is so a slur. Wouldn't astonishment maine if Mazz didn't cognize either fixed the discourse but besides fixed past discretions, nary 1 upset astir it is going to beryllium giving him the payment of the doubt.'

Massarotti, 56, got into blistery h2o past twelvemonth for akin racially insensitive remarks which led to his suspension from the airwaves.

Back successful February of 2023, Massarotti was addressing cohost Michael Felger, who was moving remotely, when the erstwhile referred to 2 African-American men sitting successful the background.

'I wanna cognize present who the 2 guys down you are,' Massarotti asked Felger, who was co-hosting the amusement from a edifice successful New Orleans, according to WCVB. 

'They can't perceive us, right? OK, truthful I would beryllium cautious if I were you. Because the past clip you were astir a mates of guys similar that, they stole your car.'

He aboriginal clarified that helium was lone trying to 'poke fun' astatine Felger, who reportedly had his car stolen successful New Orleans successful the fall.

The section media property besides admitted to taking his gag excessively acold and that it 'hurts the case' of those who advocator for radical and societal equality. 

'Late successful the amusement connected Friday, I made immoderate comments that angered and upset immoderate people, and rightfully so,' Massarotti said astatine the time. 'I privation I could instrumentality them back. I can't.

'So I beryllium everyone an apology. It's not who I am. It's not who we are. I tin archer you that until I'm bluish successful the look - those of you who cognize maine volition judge it.'