NBC Fires Executive (But Not the Voicemail Guy)

Yesterday, FTVLive posted a voicemail left by an NBC Executive that referred to a woman as a "C#nt bum."

Also yesterday, NBC has fired longtime affiliate-marketing chief Scot Chastain following an internal investigation into alleged misconduct by the executive.

Chastain is not the NBC executive that left this voicemail. 

“A thorough internal review was conducted,” a spokesperson for the network’s corporate parent, NBCUniversal, told Variety. “Scot Chastain is no longer with the company.”

Variety writes that Chastain did not respond to a request for comment sent to his NBCUniversal email account.

Details of Chastain’s alleged misconduct were not immediately known.

A veteran of the broadcast network, Chastain has overseen his division since 1999, leading all network marketing, sales and advertising materials for the network’s 240 affiliated and owned television stations. His group is responsible for promotion of NBC across all dayparts, on all local station on-air and digital platforms. Chastain contributed to new-business projects involving the network, stations, and their respective ownership groups. He served as Executive Producer of NBC’s key client presentations — including the annual upfront presentation to advertisers — as well as major affiliate business and marketing meetings.

 If you ask us, NBC still has some more investigation to do. 

---