Lim Kyeong-jin, a sports announcer on MBC has quit after making several on air gaffes while under the influence of alcohol. Lim, who admitted he was drunk before going on air, said he’d had drinks with the program’s staff during lunch to celebrate the Korean handball teams’s recent victory in Japan.
“He slept for a while after drinking, but was not completely sobered up. Staff members did not realize the extent of his intoxication,” Sung Kyung-hwan, the MBC announcer team head, said.
“Lim is a veteran in sports news commentating and he has reflected on his behavior. However, hosting news under the influence of alcohol cannot be accepted on any account,” he said.
Lim was replaced with another announcer Friday. The network is considering taking further action.
(via The Korea Times)
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