98.5 employees had their sensitivity training after Tony Massarotti suspension, Mike Felger rants about people getting fired over a ‘bad comment’

Employees at 98.5 “The Sports Hub” have gone by means of sensitivity coaching within the wake of speak present host Tony Massarotti getting suspended final week over his remark about Black folks sitting behind his co-host Mike Felger.

Massarotti returned to “Felger and Mazz” on Monday following his four-day suspension with out pay for his “insensitive” and “hurtful” comment.

When the suspension was dropped, Beasley Media Group introduced that on-air Beasley workers within the Boston space can be taking sensitivity coaching, and Felger on Wednesday mentioned they’ve already accomplished the course.

During “The Off-Air Show” on Facebook, Felger was requested who stole his automotive in New Orleans. That remark from a Facebook consumer goes again to the Mazz suspension.

“We’re not going back to the car theft in New Orleans,” Felger mentioned throughout “The Off-Air Show.” “We’re not going to mention that anymore.”

Back on Feb. 17, Felger was broadcasting remotely from New Orleans. He was doing the present in a resort enterprise service heart, and two Black people have been sitting behind Felger on the time.

“They can’t hear us, right?” Massarotti requested Felger, who mentioned the folks couldn’t hear the hosts broadcasting from Waltham. “OK, so I would be careful if I were you because the last time you were around a couple of guys like that, they stole your car.”

During a earlier journey to New Orleans, Felger had borrowed his dad and mom’ automotive for an evening out downtown, and a thief stole it.

On Wednesday, Felger mentioned he wouldn’t remark about Massarotti’s suspension.

“We make no excuses,” Felger mentioned. “You’re responsible for anything that goes out over the air.”

“It’s a tough environment out there, though,” he later added. “We did our sensitivity training, and as an example, they showed us the Don Lemon cut on CNN.”

Lemon was below hearth for saying girls of their 50s have been previous their prime, and co-host Poppy Harlow challenged him. Felger didn’t say something after Massarotti made his remark, shortly transferring on to the subsequent caller.

“I thought she was the textbook example of how you handle it in the moment,” Felger mentioned of Harlow. “It was phenomenal.”