Thom Brennaman Gets New Gig After Making Slur | HuffPost Sports

Thom Brennaman, whose broadcasting career cratered when he uttered a homophobic slur during a Cincinnati Reds game in 2020, has been hired as a college football announcer on The CW this fall, The Athletic reported .

There are no words to describe how grateful I am that theyre rolling the dice, Brennaman told The Athletic.

Brennaman starts work Aug. 31 covering a game between Oregon State and Idaho State.

While calling a Reds-Kansas City Royals game for a Cincinnati station on Aug. 19, 2020, he dubbed Kansas City one of the fag capitals of the world . He thought he was off the air. He was not.

As he apologized while acknowledging I dont know if Ill ever put this headset on again, he famously switched gears to calling a home run in a now-viral video. He was replaced midgame.

Nick Castellanos when a major world-altering event transpires - a thread:

Moments after Thom Brennaman calls Kansas City 'one of the fag capitals of the world', during his apology:pic.twitter.com/Y9hEivZHAQ

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Nick Castellanos when a major world-altering event transpires - a thread:

Moments after Thom Brennaman calls Kansas City 'one of the fag capitals of the world', during his apology:pic.twitter.com/Y9hEivZHAQ
Paul C (@HurtsyIvania) July 22, 2024

Within seven hours, I was basically fired from everything, Brennaman, 60, said to the sports outlet.

Brennaman, whose father, Marty, was a well-known play-by-play man for the Reds, lost his Reds job and his national gig as an NFL and MLB announcer for Fox Sports.

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It became clear that he has taken full responsibility for his actions, The CW President Dennis Miller told The Athletic.