PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia sports radio host Howard Eskin has been suspended from Phillies home games for the rest of the season after an investigation by his employer found he kissed an employee of Citizens Bank Park’s food service provider without consent.
Audacy, the parent company of Philadelphia’s Sportsradio 94WIP, said in a statement that it learned of Eskin’s “unwanted kissing” of the Aramark employee and “immediately investigated,” the Philadelphia Inquirer said. report on tuesday,
Aramark is the food service provider for Citizens Bank Park, Phillies’ hometown.
The Phillies and Aramark released their own statements on the matter.
“We cooperated with our partners at Audacy and Aramark in their investigation,” the club said in a statement, adding that it takes the allegations seriously. “We support Audacy’s decision to suspend Howard Eskin from Citizens Bank Park.”
Aramark said in a statement that its investigation substantiated the allegations.
“We then worked with Audacy and the Phillies to ensure the appropriate steps were taken to protect our staff and all Amarak employees at Citizens Bank Park,” Amarak said.
Audacy and Eskin did not immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press.
Eskin, who hails from Philadelphia, is a media celebrity in the city’s sports market. He helped launch Sportsradio 94WIP’s first sports talk show in 1986 and has remained a mainstay of the station and sports TV.
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