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Newsflash: ESPN announcer Robert Lee will not be calling a University of Virginia football game in Charlottesville on opening weekend. This change comes amid fears that his similar name to Confederate general Robert E. Lee might lead to him being targeted or that it might be deemed insensitive in the wake of the violence that occurred in the community. This is not an article from 'The Onion', it's an actual personnel decision made by the sports media super-giant.
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Newsflash: ESPN announcer Robert Lee will not be calling a University of Virginia football game in Charlottesville on opening weekend. This change comes amid fears that his similar name to Confederate general Robert E. Lee might lead to him being targeted or that it might be deemed insensitive in the wake of the violence that occurred in the community. This is not an article from 'The Onion', it's an actual personnel decision made by the sports media super-giant.

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