What did Ken Rosato say to get fired over hot mic remark

According to reports from Page Six, Ken Rosato, a long-standing news anchor and reporter at ABC 7 New York, lost his job due to offensive comments he made that were inadvertently picked up by a hot mic.

Despite his agent’s claims that the remarks did not include a racial slur, he was fired for cause, according to an insider cited by the newspaper. The channel has not issued an official statement regarding his dismissal. Rosato’s spokesman has denied that he made any racial slurs and stated that Rosato had been a strong supporter of equality during his 20-year tenure at WABC.

Rosato reportedly made an ‘off-color’ remark off-air and was fired ‘immediately with cause’

On Friday, Ken Rosato’s former colleagues were informed of his termination in a series of one-on-one meetings, but were not provided with information about the nature of his comments. A staff email simply stated that Rosato was “no longer with WABC” and expressed appreciation for his years of service.

Rosato initially joined ABC New York as a freelance reporter in 2003 and was later given the opportunity to anchor This Morning alongside Shirleen Allicot, Heather O’Rourke, and Sam Champion in 2007. However, his presence has since been removed from ABC New York’s website and social media, including a profile segment from September 2020.

An email was also sent out to staff that said Rosato ‘is no longer with WABC. We thank him for his years of service’

In a segment from September 2020, Ken Rosato revealed that his first love was opera and his dream job was to become a veterinarian. He also spoke about his passion for cooking. When asked about the most glorious moment of his life, Rosato shared that it was when he was offered the position of morning anchor at ABC New York after his ratings spiked as a fill-in anchor. Prior to working at ABC, Rosato had worked for Fox New York and CBS Miami. He graduated from NYU, where he studied radio, Italian, and Spanish.

It appears that Rosato has suffered a similar fate as Don Lemon, who was fired in April after making derogatory comments about Jon Stewart on a hot mic. The incident was one of several that contributed to Lemon’s departure from CNN. On his morning show, Lemon played a clip of Stewart interviewing US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and made comments about Stewart’s status as a comedian. He later backtracked and attempted to mitigate the situation, emphasizing that Stewart is a thought leader and advocate for American servicemen and first responders.

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