Alan Cutler Part Two

I'm still sure that I think of Cutler as nothing but a shock jock, but at least he apologized for his actions last week.  Following this text is an email he sent in regards to the situation and I am sorry if this has been posted before, with all the excitement about Coach Cal possibly coming, I may have missed it. I know for one that I appreciate a good apology.

Dear Joshua,

Thanks for writing and for watching LEX 18 News. Your feedback is important to us.

You have written to our station to voice a complaint about the coverage that I did on Friday on the termination of UK basketball coach, Billy Gillespie.    Your criticism of my story, and the criticism that I have received from many other viewers is appropriate and appreciated, and I want to apologize to you for putting that report on the air.   I realize now, that in my zeal to aggressively report on a major story, that I crossed a boundary that I should not have crossed.   Coach Gillespie deserved more respect than I provided and I regret my involvement in making a difficult time for him even more difficult.

I have been in contact with the UK Athletic Department and they have been kind enough to accept my apology.  I am attempting to reach out to Coach Gillesipie with the hopes that he too will be so kind.   And I am reaching out to you, our viewers, to try and make amends for a situation that took on a life of its own, and that I enormously regret.

During the past 25 years of reporting on sports, I have tried to cover all stories fairly and factually.   Unfortunately, in this particular case, I failed to live up to my own standards and those of WLEX-TV.   I will try harder in the future, and I hope that you will continue to watch WLEX news and my reports, as I learn from this valuable lesson.

And, I’ve apologized on the air.

Sincerely,

Alan Cutler

Lex18 Sports Director

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