Dukes was one of the longest-tenured voices in Washington, D.C. radio.

Longtime Washington, D.C. sports radio host Chad Dukes has been fired from 106.7 The Fan, the station’s parent company Entercom announced Thursday.

Entercom said it learned of “racist and other inappropriate comments” Dukes made in episodes on his personal podcast. 

“We have zero tolerance for this type of speech from any of our employees, on our platforms or otherwise,” Ivy Savoy-Smith, the senior vice president and market manager of Entercom Washington, D.C., said in the statement, per The Washington Post. “Our air talent are ambassadors of our brand, and we do not want to be affiliated with these comments.”

No additional details were provided on the comments that led to Duke’s dismissal. 

Dukes began co-hosting the station’s afternoon drivetime program in July 2009 with former NFL linebacker LaVar Arrington. After Arrington departed for the NFL Network in 2014, Dukes switched to hosting a