A month ago, an anchor for the New York City ABC affiliate was dismissed after a hot mic purportedly captured him using a four-letter word when referring to a female colleague.
The word was not broadcast, but it reportedly led to the termination of the anchor.
Page Six disclosed During a transmission, WABC-TV presenter Ken Rosato made a derogatory remark about fellow anchor Shirleen Allicot.
The outlet reported that the longstanding anchor of “Eyewitness News This Morning” was terminated “immediately” after he “called her a c**t” on a hot mic.
Insiders at the network informed Page Six that Rosato was “immediately let go” after using the four-letter epithet.
WABC-TV has not confirmed the termination of Rosato.
In addition, the presenter has not publicly commented on the matter and has declined comment requests.
Initially, it was reported that he had used a racial epithet when referring to Allicot, but a representative for Rosato told Page Six that this was false.
“Being fired for any racial slur is 100 percent inaccurate and untrue,” the person said. “Ken Rosato had a benchmark of 20 years at WABC of supporting all equality.”
According to reports, station employees were informed that Rosato would not return to the network but were not informed of the term he used.
The last tweet from Rosato was posted on May 2:
Commuter Alert: @heatherorourke7 and @FlyJohnnyD say in NJ.. watch out for flooding on the EB I-280 exit ramp to exit 17 #abc7NY pic.twitter.com/DWvvBJ5sS2
— Ken Rosato (@KenRosatoTV) May 2, 2023
On the same day on Twitter, the veteran tagged Allicot:
Sam's AccuWeather forecast is calling for clouds and sun.. it'll be brisk and cool with scattered showers.. highs around 55°. #abc7NY @SamChampion @heatherorourke7 @ShirleenAllicot pic.twitter.com/VBpw16GYTm
— Ken Rosato (@KenRosatoTV) May 2, 2023
Until three weeks ago, Rosato was also present on Instagram. CONTINUE READING…