Who is Glen Kuiper, Oakland Athletics broadcaster fired for saying racial slur on air
John Parsons
Published Dec 27, 2025
Oakland Games telecaster Glen Kuiper was terminated by NBC Sports California subsequent to utilizing a racial slur on air
The occurrence occurred during the pregame show for Sports game against the Kansas City Royals on May 5
Kuiper is the more youthful brother of Monsters host and previous major leaguer Duane Kuiper
Oakland Games telecaster Glen Kuiper was terminated by NBC Sports California subsequent to utilizing a racial slur on air while examining a visit to the Negro Associations Baseball Exhibition hall.
Kuiper was suspended by the organization recently subsequent to utilizing a racial slur during the pregame show for Sports game against the Kansas City Royals on May 5. Kuiper discussed an excursion to the historical center with partner Dallas Braden yet apparently misspoke “Negro,” making it sound rather like a slur.
For a very long time, Kuiper has been declaring A’s games in the Cove Region. He is the more youthful brother of Goliaths broadcaster and previous major leaguer Duane Kuiper.
A’s Broadcaster Glen Kuiper Fired After Saying N-Word On-Air
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“Following an inside survey, the choice has been made for NBC Sports California to cut off its friendship with Glen Kuiper, as of now,” the organization said in a proclamation Monday. “We say thanks to Glen for his devotion to Narrows Region baseball throughout the long term.”
As per an individual with information on the examination, “the choice depended on various variables, incorporating data revealed in the interior survey.” The speaker talked on the state of obscurity and kept particulars in light of the fact that the organization had not unveiled the examination’s discoveries.
Later in that game, Kuiper communicated lament on the air however abstained from meticulously describing the situation, guaranteeing that he had offered something that “didn’t come out a remarkable way I needed it to.” Subsequent to being suspended, he later put out an announcement through the organization in which he said: “I was unable to be more grieved and stunned by what I said. I want to believe that you will acknowledge my sincerest expressions of remorse.”