Jason Hackett told KOCO-TV viewers that he wanted to take the experience as a teachable moment and show "words matter" after Alex Housden's comment.
In a tearful segment that aired on Oklahoma City’s KOCO-TV, morning anchor Alex Housden apologized to her co-anchor Jason Hackett after comparing him to a gorilla during a broadcast Thursday.
The following day, Hackett, who is African American, accepted her apology and said he wanted to take the experience as a teachable moment to his viewers. Housden called the comment inconsiderate and inappropriate. She said she knows it was wrong and that she would never intentionally hurt her colleague.
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