hiː ɐlˈɛdʒᵻdli ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðɪs pəzˈɪʃən ˈæftɚ bˈeɪsbɔːl plˈeɪɚ dʒˈæki ɹˈɑːbɪnsən, hˌuː wʌzðə fˈɜːst blˈæk plˈeɪɚɹ ɪnðə mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈiːɡz, kəmplˈeɪnd tʊ ˌeɪbˌiːsˈiː ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪvz ɐbˌaʊt ðə lˈæk ʌv blˈæk ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚz.
He allegedly received this position after baseball player Jackie Robinson, who was the first Black player in the major leagues, complained to ABC executives about the lack of Black reporters.