Patrick Connor’s time at KNBR has expired. “PCon” as he was known to San Francisco radio listeners has been let go after making uncomfortable comments about Olympian Chloe Kim.
During an on-air exchange on Barstool Radio’s “Dialed-In with Dallas Braden” Connor said, “She’s fine as hell! If she was 18, you wouldn’t be ashamed to say that she’s a little hot piece of ass. And she is. She is adorable. I’m a huge Chloe Kim fan.”
Connor did apologize via Twitter on Wednesday morning. His tweet said, “Yesterday in a weird attempt to make people laugh I failed. My comments about @chloekimsnow were more than inappropriate they were lame & gross. I’m truly sorry Chloe. You’ve repped our country so brilliantly. I apologize to my colleagues & the listeners for being a total idiot.”
KNBR Program Director Jeremiah Crowe confirmed Connor’s exit adding that he’s no longer a member of Cumulus Media.
Barstool has not tossed Connor out the door yet. Braden did address the situation on today’s program and stated that he didn’t want his show living in the gutter and would not accept it going forward. He put Connor on notice that he needs to clean it up or he won’t be back. To hear the audio click here.
Jason Barrett is the Founder and CEO of Barrett Media. The company launched in September 2015 and has provided consulting services to America’s top audio and video brands, while simultaneously covering the media industry at BarrettMedia.com, becoming a daily destination for media professionals. Prior to Barrett Media, Jason built and programmed 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, and 101 ESPN in St. Louis. He was also the first sports programmer for SportsTalk 950 in Philadelphia, which later became 97.5 The Fanatic. Barrett also led 590 The Fan KFNS in St. Louis, and ESPN 1340/1390 in Poughkeepsie, NY, and worked on-air and behind the scenes at 101.5 WPDH, WTBQ 1110AM, and WPYX 106.5. He also spent two years at ESPN Radio in Bristol, CT producing ‘The Dan Patrick Show’ and ‘GameNight’. JB can be reached on Twitter @SportsRadioPD or by email at Jason@BarrettMedia.com.
