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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis newscaster who has been off the air since uttering what he called an unintentional racial slur while talking about Martin Luther King Jr. in January is now out of a job.
KTVI-TV general manager Kurt Krueger told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the station and Kevin Steincross parted ways "by mutual agreement." Krueger declined to provide any additional information, citing it as a personnel matter.
Steincross does not have listed phone number.
Steincross was discussing a tribute to the black civil rights leader on Jan. 17 when he referred to King as "Martin Luther coon Jr." He apologized a few hours later, saying he accidentally misspoke.
The NAACP had urged the station to fire Steincross.
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