Anchor says word was a blur, not a slur
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Share on DiggWCCO-TV morning show anchor Bill Hudson apologized Thursday about stumbling over the word "neighborhood" and instead saying the N-word.
Hudson was reading a story Wednesday about "the Powderhorn Park neighborhood in Minneapolis. I learned later that what came out of my mouth sounded to some people like a word they and I find most offensive; a word I would never, ever use. I want to apologize to anyone who was offended by my stumble," Hudson said on Thursday's show. The clip was also posted on wcco.com.
Scott Libin, WCCO-TV's news director, said, "If you think about the word neighborhood, three out of the four first letters are unfortunately shared with that word I will not repeat. You know what, human beings occasionally stumble on their words."
Libin said there's been little public reaction to Hudson's slip, and there will be no disciplinary action.
Hudson could not be reached for comment, but his co-anchor, Angela Davis, said: "I know how horrible he feels. He's one of kindest, most respected people in the newsroom. ... People will walk away with a misunderstanding about who he is."
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CJ-This was important!
To Andy48, she was right to comment on this man's "racial accident". This so called mistake, should have never been made in the first … read more place. I have not the slightest clue why this word is even in this man's vocabulary. This is not an issue you just "get past". He has overstepped his boundries to the utmost. Maybe this issue is not important to you because you didn't spend hundreds of years overcoming racial occurences like this. So to Andy48 can you say "trash", excuse me, I meant to say "a.."
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