NEWS BRIEF: iHeartMedia Atlanta chief fired for racist misconduct, company says

The president of iHeartMedia Atlanta has been fired after a video surfaced of him using racial slurs, a spokesperson for the radio broadcasting company has announced. Drew Lauter is seen in the video — filmed by a fellow executive in August 2021 — appearing to shout several slurs, as well as making fatphobic and sexually explicit remarks while riding in a car.

Meg Stevens, a vice president at iHeart Atlanta, issued a statement to ABC News confirming Lauter is no longer an employee. “Allegations of this nature go against both our company values and our policies and we take them very seriously,” the statement reads. “As soon as they were brought to our attention we acted quickly, retaining an outside investigator to conduct a thorough review, and when we received the outside investigator’s findings we immediately took decisive action.” Details: abcnews.go.com