Fired Aroostook WHOU announcer withdraws from high school’s hall of fame
Jim Carter of Presque Isle, a retired longtime teacher and coach in Caribou who broadcasts high school basketball on wagmtv.com, has written about the first basketball teams in Presque Isle. He is the author of two books about Maine high school basketball. Credit: Courtesy of Jim Carter
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Former WHOU announcer Jim Carter has withdrawn from the Presque Isle High School Hall of Fame and its selection committee after being fired last month for making body-shaming comments about female players on air.
Carter, as well as co-announcer Steve Shaw, made comments regarding the weight and appearance of female players in a basketball game that they were watching, but not announcing at the time. The two men were unaware that their microphones were turned on. Carter and Shaw had been broadcasting for decades and were heavily involved in high school sports in Aroostook County.
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