Pittsburgh TV Station Fires Employee Responsible for Tom Brady ‘Known Cheater’ Graphic

By DAN GARTLAND January 30, 2019

The higher-ups at Pittsburgh’s CBS affiliate didn’t find Monday afternoon’s graphic taking a shot at Tom Brady as funny as Patriots haters did.

The employee responsible for the graphic is no longer employed by the station, a spokesperson told SI.com.

The chyron in question ran during KDKA’s 4 o’clock news and identified Brady, who was memorably suspended by the NFL for his role in the Deflategate scandal, as a “known cheater.”

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“While fans are entitled to have personal opinions, we have a journalistic responsibility to provide unbiased reporting,” KDKA said in a statement to SI.com. “The graphic that appeared Monday violated our news standards. The individual who created the graphic no longer works for KDKA-TV.”

TV producer fired calling NFL's Tom Brady a 'known cheater'

30 January 2019



A TV producer in Pittsburgh has been fired for labelling New England quarter-back Tom Brady a "Known Cheater" during a news broadcast.

Mike Telek, 27, told US media that the stunt, in which the words appeared at the bottom of the screen, was just meant as "a little wink for fans".

"The graphic that appeared Monday violated our news standards," KDKA-TV said in statement about the firing.

A charity to help the jobless producer has raised over $1,000 (£760).

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