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James 'Radio' Kennedy, the inspiration behind the 2003 tearjerker Radio, has passed away at 73. His death was announced by longtime supporter and high school football coach Harold Jones on Sunday. The South Carolina coach told TMZ: 'He was just a fine man. We all loved him. We will miss him incredibly.' RIP: James 'Radio' Kennedy, the inspiration behind the 2003 film Radio, has passed away at 73 Kennedy, who was intellectually disabled, inspired legions of people with his unshakable spirit.  He attended Anderson, South Carolina's T.L. Hanna High School as an unofficial 11th grader since 1965, where be became a fixture at local football games. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next The moment Cuba Gooding Jr. repeatedly clutches at Tao... Cuba Gooding Jr. relaxes with bikini-clad girlfriend... Share this article Share James rose to national prominence with a 1996 Sports Illustrated story about how he inspired his small town with his unwavering positivity and … [Read more...] about James ‘Radio’ Kennedy, the inspiration behind the Cuba Gooding Jr. hit Radio, has died at the age of 73

The #MeToo movement has had repercussions in numerous industries, and journalism is no exception. This week a group of female reporters in Brazil launched the hashtag #DeixaElaTrabalhar ("Let her work") on social networks to denounce cases of harassment, disrespect and violence that they have suffered while simply carrying out their job: sports journalism. The English hashtag #LetHerWork has now also been launched in solidarity. The campaign began with a video in which presenters, advisors and journalists spoke out about the violence and harassment they had suffered at work, and demanded respect from both the public and colleagues. The video was first shown on Sunday at a football match at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium — to an audience of 79,000 spectators. It has meanwhile gone viral on social media. Read more: The news media has a woman problem Journalist Bruna Dealtry was harassed by a fan on camera 'It happened to me' Journalist Bruna Dealtry of … [Read more...] about Brazilian sports journalists denounce harassment at work

HIGH school football legend James "Radio" Kennedy has died at the age of 73. Kennedy inspired the iconic 2003 film of the same name that traced his heartwarming friendship with a South Carolina sports team. Radio, who had severe learning disabilities, forged a life-long friendship with football coach Harold Jones, who announced his death on Sunday morning. "He was just a fine man," he said. "We all loved him. We will miss him incredibly." Their story of hope and friendship gained national attention in 1996, when Sports Illustrated ran a story that inspired the 2003 movie Radio where he was played by Cuba Gooding Jr.Radio - who was rarely seen without his trusty transistor - was born in Anderson, South Carolina, on October 14, 1946. He enrolled at T.L. Hanna High School where he became friends with Jones and helped coach the football and basketball team. The movie told the story of how he learned to communicate effectively through the hand signals and commands the football coaches at … [Read more...] about James ‘Radio’ Kennedy dead – Inspiration for Cuba Gooding Jr movie Radio dies aged 73

Jonathan Agnew is the subject of a formal complaint to the BBC over a series of abusive tweets he sent to a fellow cricket writer. The Test Match Special commentator has deleted his Twitter account after making a series of late-night posts calling the Independent’s Jonathan Liew a racist, despite already having being warned by BBC bosses about his behaviour towards the same journalist. In a series of tweets posted at around 1am on Tuesday morning, Agnew called Liew a “sad racist troll after clickbait”. In a response to another user claiming Liew was using the “race card”, Agnew replied: “Horrible Man. Seriously.” Liew said he had decided to act on Tuesday but had no idea whether the complaint to the BBC had been dealt with: “I would very much like him to stop calling me a racist because that’s defamatory – and it’s not true. I am not a racist. I would very much like him to leave me alone.” The BBC said it would … [Read more...] about Jonathan Agnew is subject of complaint to BBC over abusive tweets

A Spanish second division match between Rayo Vallecano and Albacete was abandoned at half-time on Sunday after Albacete forward Roman Zozulya was subjected to offensive chanting from the home supporters, who accused him of being a Nazi. A statement from the league’s organising body said it agreed with referee José Antonio Lopez Toca’s decision to abandon the match, which it said was taken at the request of both teams, due to “grave insults and threats” made towards Zozulya. The game was goalless at half-time, and the Albacete midfielder Eddy Silvestre had been sent off in the 45th minute. According to the Spanish radio station Cadena Ser, Rayo fans sang “Zozulya you are a Nazi” at the Ukrainian striker, 30, who had a short-lived spell on loan at the Madrid side in February 2017. At his first and only training session with the club, Zozulya was given an angry reception by Rayo fans, who accused him of belonging to the far-right movement in his … [Read more...] about Rayo Vallecano match abandoned after ‘Nazi’ chants; Real Madrid draw