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BBC radio DJ says he was forced to quit over N-word song from 1932

A veteran radio DJ says his 32 year radio career is over after bosses “forced” him to quit because he accidentally played a song with the ’N’ word in it.

BBC radio DJ says he was forced to quit over N-word song from 1932

Sun, 11 May, 2014 - 12:25

A veteran radio DJ says his 32 year radio career is over after bosses “forced” him to quit because he accidentally played a song with the ’N’ word in it.

David Lowe, 68, found himself in hot water after airing an 82-year-old version of The Sun Has Got His Hat On which featured the racial slur.

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