From the Washington Times:
ESPN confirmed Tuesday night that it had decided to pull an announcer from calling a University of Virginia football game because his name is Robert Lee. This Robert Lee is Asian.
“We collectively made the decision with Robert to switch games as the tragic events in Charlottesville were unfolding, simply because of the coincidence of his name. In that moment it felt right to all parties,” reads the ESPN statement posted at t he popular Fox Sports college-football blog Outkick the Coverage.
“Did I mention that Robert Lee is Asian?” wrote disbelieving blogger Clay Travis, who first broke the story, citing “multiple Outkick fans inside ESPN.”
Mr. Lee had been scheduled to call the Cavaliers Sept. 2 game in Charlottesville against William and Mary.
“It’s a shame that this is even a topic of conversation and we regret that who calls play by play for a football game has become an issue,” ESPN said in its statement.
From the Washington Times:
ESPN confirmed Tuesday night that it had decided to pull an announcer from calling a University of Virginia football game because his name is Robert Lee. This Robert Lee is Asian.
“We collectively made the decision with Robert to switch games as the tragic events in Charlottesville were unfolding, simply because of the coincidence of his name. In that moment it felt right to all parties,” reads the ESPN statement posted at t he popular Fox Sports college-football blog Outkick the Coverage.
“Did I mention that Robert Lee is Asian?” wrote disbelieving blogger Clay Travis, who first broke the story, citing “multiple Outkick fans inside ESPN.”
Mr. Lee had been scheduled to call the Cavaliers Sept. 2 game in Charlottesville against William and Mary.
“It’s a shame that this is even a topic of conversation and we regret that who calls play by play for a football game has become an issue,” ESPN said in its statement.
The central street at Fort Hamilton, New York City's only US Army base, is General Lee Avenue. It runs for about a half mile in the borough of Brooklyn.
General Lee Avenue is named after Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate forces. Before he joined the secessionist South, Lee served as the base's engineer. Along with General Lee Avenue, the base features a plaque commemorating the home in which the future Confederate leader lived while he was at Fort Hamilton, 1841-46.
The central street at Fort Hamilton, New York City's only US Army base, is General Lee Avenue. It runs for about a half mile in the borough of Brooklyn.
General Lee Avenue is named after Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate forces. Before he joined the secessionist South, Lee served as the base's engineer. Along with General Lee Avenue, the base features a plaque commemorating the home in which the future Confederate leader lived while he was at Fort Hamilton, 1841-46.
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