Meteorologist Fired After Uproar Over Apparent MLK Jr. Slur On Air – HuffPost

The following day, WHEC Vice President and General Manager Richard A. Reingold announced that Kappell had been fired. Kappell, who boasts nearly 20 years of meteorology experience, according to his LinkedIn profile, joined the Rochester station from Louisville, Kentucky, in 2017, according to the station’s website.