Georgia Radio Hosts Fired; Mocked Ex-player with ALS

Georgia Radio Hosts Fired; Mocked Ex-player with ALS

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 30: Actress Glenn Close, Founder and President of The Giving Back Fund Marc Pollick and former NFL player Steve Gleason attend the Social Innovation Summit May 2013 - Day Two on May 30, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Social Innovation Summit)

ATLANTA (AP) - A station official says the cast of an Atlanta sports radio show has been fired after mocking a former NFL player who has Lou Gehrig's disease.

The show, Mayhem in the AM, was broadcast Monday morning on 790 The Zone. In a statement, General Manager Rick Mack says the station regrets comments made about ex-New Orleans Saints safety Steve Gleason.

The 36-year-old suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ALS patients lose the ability to speak and move, which has happened to Gleason.

The station lists the hosts at Nick Cellini, Steak Shapiro and Chris Dimino. But Mack didn't give the names of those fired.

Cellini took to Twitter to apologize, calling it a stupid attempt at humor. Listeners on the station's Facebook page called for the hosts' termination.

Gleason played for the Saints between 2000 and 2006.

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Filed Under: Lou Gehrig's Disease, New Orleans Saints, NFL, Steve Gleason
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