Thom Brennaman & Grant Napear discuss cancel culture, apology criticism, and personal disappointment
"I'm disappointed that I was the one who said a derogatory term that hurt a lot of people. And I made the apology for it a thousand times."
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Former Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman says ‘90%’ of people he meets want him back in booth
"If I’m in the grocery or getting a cup of coffee at the local convenient shop, 99% of those I bump into, I’ll hear, ‘We wish you were back, we miss you!'"
Thom Brennaman will call Cincinnati-area high school sports for Chatterbox Sports
"Here we are coming full circle getting back out to high school sports again. And I'm excited. Thank you!"
Reds’ Nick Castellanos interrupts another somber moment during a broadcast with a home run
We've heard "There's a drive into deep left-center field..." previously during a serious monologue.
Twitter data shows how Thom Brennaman’s “There’s a drive into deep left field by Castellanos” only really took off a month later
"The mid-apology play-by-play, ESPN’s Pablo Torre says, 'was like listening to the band play on as the Titanic was sinking. Except the band was also somehow the iceberg.'"
Thom Brennaman named as play-by-play voice for the Roberto Clemente League in Puerto Rico
Less than four months after his final Reds' broadcast got him in hot water, Thom Brennaman has a new play-by-play job.
Thom Brennaman resigns as Reds broadcaster
The resignation comes over a month after Brennaman was suspended for use of a homophobic slur during a broadcast.
Thom Brennaman meeting with LGBTQ broadcasters, activists, yet still maintains he never said gay slur before
“I have never used that word (before) in my life,” Brennaman continues to insist.
The Brennaman era in Cincinnati didn’t have to end this way
The Brennaman name has been stained forever in Cincinnati.
Thom Brennaman’s apology for homophobic slur includes “I had no idea it was so rooted in hate and violence.”
Thom Brennaman apologized in multiple outlets for uttering a homophobic slur, but those apologies leave some questions.
Thom Brennaman dropped a homophobic slur on a hot mic on a Reds broadcast
Brennaman gave an apology and then signed off but also managed to call a home run mid apology.
Thom Brennaman interviews bird
A mourning dove, to be specific.
