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City Employee Apologizes For "Hicks Versus Spics" Controversy

Thursday, January 5, 2006

DELTONA, Fla. -- Deltona's public information officer, responsible for a controversial skit that some called racist, apologized for her actions Thursday on Orlando radio station O'Rock 105.9 on the morning show.

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Residents said Janine Gage named the skit "Hicks versus spics." It pitted white members of the Deltona city council against Hispanic members.

Gage claimed Thursday there was never a skit, just a list of jokes, with phony city announcements.

Gage received a letter of reprimand for the incident.

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