Ron Franklin Sexist Remarks On Jeannine Edwards:Fired From ESPN

Once upon a time, the ESPN announcer Ron Franklin remarks reportedly made to his colleague Jeannine Edwards could have gotten a slap on the wrist, or, at most, a stern talk with a member of management.
That cost him his job on Tuesday is a sign that the World Leader really has the concerns of women employees seriously, or at least do a better job of letting the public know that it does.
Franklin, who had been a staple of ESPN college football and basketball coverage for 23 years, was fired Tuesday after the word referred to Edwards as "sweet girl", then "a - hole" for a production meeting before a TV broadcast of the pot of Chick-Fil-A in Atlanta last Friday, was made public on Sunday in a blog post by Brooks Sports.
Franklin was removed from the radio broadcast Saturday's Fiesta Bowl as punishment, and apologized on Monday, but company officials apparently decided he did not go far enough.
"Based on what happened last Friday, we ended our relationship with him," said a statement from ESPN.
ESPN has been affected by its history of 31 years by allegations that essentially tolerated sexual harassment or worse against women producers, reporters outdoor anchors and support staff, with winks and gestures, but little punishment for male offenders.
Tales of offensive behavior toward women, and the comments made by management are condescending to those used great detail in 2000, took Mike Freeman, "ESPN: The Uncensored History," a book that company executives boiled private.
To the credit of ESPN, the channel has done everything possible to clean the perception that allows for "Animal House" mentality to prevail. Just last year, for example, Tony Kornheiser, co-host of Emmy "Pardon the Interruption," was suspended for sexist comments he made on his radio program in the Washington area about the appearance and clothing SportsCenter anchor Hanna.