BBC apologizes for ‘limited sport programming’ after multiple hosts withdrew in support of Gary Lineker

BBC apologizes for ‘limited sport programming’ after multiple hosts withdrew in support of Gary Lineker

One of the more dramatic work actions we’ve seen in a while comes at the British Broadcasting Corporation. After the BBC asked Match of the Day pundit Gary Lineker to “step away” following Friday agreeing over his use of social media to support refugees and criticizing a British government migration bill, his colleagues Ian Wright and Alan Shearer announced they wouldn’t appear on the show either. That situation was already notable Friday afternoon. But it’s since escalated much further. We’ve seen the rest of the Saturday Match of the Day commentators withdrawing, Jermaine Defoe withdrawing from…