Marty has experienced a hot-mic mistake before. In 1988, he joked, “Kentucky fans can kiss my ass” during a broadcast of a Kentucky-Austin Peay basketball game. Marty Brennaman Getty Images ...

The open mic incident that might have closed the door on Thom Brennaman's 30-plus year broadcasting career.

Cincinnati Reds announcer Thom Brennaman said a homophobic slur between innings during a game Wednesday night, leading to his removal from the broadcast for the remainder of a team game.

I am very, very sorry, and I beg for your forgiveness.” Thom Brennaman has been with Fox Sports for 27 years and also serves as one of the network’s lead announcers for the NFL.

Thom Brennaman brought shame upon himself and ultimately lost his job calling games for the Cincinnati Reds when a hot-mic caught him using a homophobic slur during a pregame broadcast for the Reds.

One would have thought veteran play-by-play announcer Thom Brennaman, who calls games for the Reds as well as Fox’s national MLB coverage, would know this, but that is apparently not the case.

The hot mic captured Brennaman's slur when the FOX Sports Ohio broadcast returned from a commercial break for the top of the seventh inning. The 33-year veteran announcer and son of Hall of Fame ...

The 60-year-old Brennaman has been sidelined from broadcasting since 2020, when he was caught using a homophobic slur by a hot mic during a broadcast that August. During an on-air apology ...

During the Reds’ game with the Kansas City Royals on Fox Sports Ohio Wednesday, Brennaman was caught on a hot mic when the broadcast was coming out of a break. He was in the middle of a sentence ...

Reds announcer and Fox play by play man Thom Brennaman got caught with a hot mic Sunday afternoon with Cincy hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates. After Pirates pitcher Jeff Locke walked Reds SS Zack ...

In an apparent hot mic moment, Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman was caught uttering an anti-gay slur between innings on Wednesday. Less than two hours later, he was apologizing and ...

Fox Sports is sidelining Thom Brennaman for the upcoming NFL season following a moment during Wednesday’s Cincinnati Reds baseball telecast in which the longtime announcer was heard using a ...