After just four days on-air, Dan Sileo appears to be gone from Fox Sports 910 AM in Phoenix, and it may have been a directive from the Arizona Coyotes organization to its players that was the last straw. Sileo's hiring was announced by the station on August 29th and he officially began his show this past Tuesday. As of Friday, his Twitter account was deleted and his show was no longer listed on the station's website.
Shortly after Sileo was hired, The Arizona Coyotes, whose games are broadcast on Fox Sports 910, released a statement to The Athletic that indicated Sileo's hiring did not sit well with the team.
“When we became aware that Fox Sports 910 had hired Dan Sileo, we immediately reached out to the station's management to express our deep concern regarding Mr. Sileo's abhorrent comments. Our promotion of inclusivity is deeply rooted into the fabric of who we are as an organization and we have no tolerance for racism, sexism, anti-Semitism or any other discriminatory behavior.”
The Athletic also quoted a source as saying the team would not allow any of its players to appear on Sileo's show for the "foreseeable future."
Sileo was fired from three Florida radio stations in a span of 20 months starting in 2012 for making racist and sexist comments on-air and on his Twitter account. He referred to three black NFL free agents as "monkeys". He also directed several sexist comments at Fox Sports broadcaster Erin Andrews on his Twitter account, calling her a “bimbo,” telling her she should make dinner for him, “bake me a cake,” and said, “love Erin either naked or in a porn … not at a sports desk.” Sileo also made a joke on-air about being Jewish that didn't sit well with many.
Fox Sports 910 AM has yet to make any comment about Sileo's apparent departure.
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