Winter Olympics commentator forced to resign after offensive remarks spark protest

Uniunea Europeana

The head of an Italian broadcaster has been forced to resign following an almighty backlash for his error-strewn and offensive commentary of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony. Paolo Petrecca has finally given in to pressure to step down after a near-national scandal in Italy. Petrecca was the head of Rai Sport, the sports channel from Italy's national broadcaster and equivalent of the BBC . He handed in his resignation on Thursday after his colleagues went on strike in the wake of his

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