WEEI/Boston To Hold Mandatory Sensitivity Training For Staff On Friday

Sensitivity Training

In the wake of a string of controversies generated by hosts' on-air comments, ENTERCOM Sports WEEI-F/BOSTON is hosting mandatory sensitivity training for its entire staff.  Live programming will be suspended 6a-6p (ET) FRIDAY (2/16) to enable all staffers to be in the training sessions.

In a statement issued TODAY (2/14), the station said, "Nothing is more important to WEEI than the close-knit and diverse BOSTON community we call home, and we are committed to actively contributing to its betterment.  WEEI is in the process of closely reevaluating our policies and procedures in an effort to ensure that our programming is never intolerant or harmful to our listeners or our city.

"As part of this effort, WEEI Will be hosting an all day mandatory sensitivity training this FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16.  All live programmiung will be suspended from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on FRIDAY to enable WEEI employee participation in this important session."

The most recent controversies involved CHRISTIAN FAURIA using a stereotypical "Asian" accent while imitating TOM BRADY's agent DON YEE, an incident that has resulted in some advertiser pull-outs, and ALEX REIMER criticizing BRADY's daughter for her appearance in an online documentary about her father.  The station has long been known for incidents including morning co-host KIRK MINIHANE making poorly-received comments about ERIN ANDREWS and the late ROY HALLADAY, former morning co-host JOHN DENNIS making a comment that was perceived as comparing African-American children to gorillas, and other controversies over the years.

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