Dispatcher Suspended For Oprah Winfrey Remarks During Maya Angelou 911 Call
The title is a bit misleading (and long) but the gist of it is... A Caucasian 911 dispatcher was overheard making remarks about Oprah Winfrey during the 911 call from Maya Angelou's caretaker on the day of her passing . The dispatchers was citing some comments Winfrey made regarding racism in an interview for her movie The Butler . Nothing derogatory about Ms. Angelou was said but today the gentleman has been suspended and has issued an apology to the Angelou family. John Ruckh , a 24 year EMS veteran in Forsyth County, North Carolina, has been suspended after comments he made about Oprah Winfrey were picked up in the 911 call made by Maya Angelou ‘s caretaker while the famed poet was dying Wednesday morning at her Winston-Salem home, reports the Winston-Salem Journal . Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. The conversation is a bit garbled on the 911 recording and takes up less tha...
