Sinclair GM Jokes About COVID-19 (Patreon)

As I am writing this, about 340,000 people in the United States have been confirmed to have the coronavirus. Due to lack of testing, you can bet that number is in reality, well over half a million. 

Later today we will be told that over 10,000 people have died from COVID-19. 

One of those people that died was was the father of WTTG (DC) General Manager Patrick Paolini. Paolini lost his father to the virus last week. 

Also, last week in an employee newsletter, the General Manager of Sinclair's WACH (Columbia, South Carolina,) joked to his employees that he didn't get the coronavirus. 

The station sends out a weekly newsletter and GM Greg Conner was quoted saying that his biggest accomplishment this week was not getting COVID-19. 

Here is a screenshot of the newsletter, Conner quip is at the bottom. 

I'm sure the 340,000 people or the families of the 10,000 dead might not find it that funny. 

As for Sinclair? I think you could find someone a bit more serious and more compassionate for the GM job at WACH. 

As for Patrick Paolini, our thoughts go out to you and your family.