Late this week, offensive audio clips that aired on two Urban One-owned radio stations came to light. In clips from Praise 104.7 FM, Gary Flowers and Urban One founder and board chair Cathy Hughes talk about the casino and call out local activists Allan-Charles Chipman and Chelsea Higgs Wise, who are both against the casino. In one of the clips, Hughes calls Black people who oppose the casino “house n—–.” Preston Brown, a guest host on Box. 99.5 FM, called Paul Goldman “a Jew who got the same trait as Judas.”

You can check out the audio clips at the website for No Means No Casino, a group in opposition to the casino.

Marsha Landess, regional vice president for Radio One Richmond, confirmed the clips via email, and said that Brown was immediately removed from the show following his remarks.

Landess writes: “The clips that have been posted online combine more than one show. The majority of the clips are from a morning show on Praise104.7 where the primary voices heard are host Gary Flowers and Cathy Hughes. The clips involving Preston Brown are from a totally separate nighttime show on Box 99.5. He was a guest host on the show and was immediately removed. He and his producer were the only people in the studio for that show. No others.”

She added: “The anti-Semitic comments heard on The Box, 99.5 were made by a temporary guest host who was not an employee of the station. These statements were horrible and offensive. Once we heard the comments and because he was alone in the studio with his producer, I personally drove to the station and immediately removed him from the show. He will not be appearing again. Our CEO, Alfred Liggins, has personally apologized to Mr. Goldman on behalf of the station and our company, and we again sincerely apologize to Mr. Goldman for these remarks and condemn them in the strongest possible terms.”

There has been no apology for Hughes’ comments. Mayor Levar Stoney, who supports the casino effort, condemned the anti-Semitic remarks on X, but also left Hughes’ remarks unaddressed.

The Richmond Wins, Vote Yes political action committee sent Style Weekly this statement: “Richmond Wins, Vote Yes is about bringing people together to build a better Richmond and provide meaningful economic opportunity for the city and its people. This campaign unequivocally condemns the anti-Semitic language and divisive comments that were made on the air.”

In a statement about the incident, Goldman made reference to his long history with former Gov. Doug Wilder, and said he accepted the apology of Urban One president and CEO Alfred Liggins, but that “the mayor, my friend Alfred, Ms. Hughes, Churchill Downs, the whole pro-casino side seem oblivious to the damage they have done to Richmond.” Hughes is Liggins’ mother.

Reached by phone Friday, Chipman said “for Cathy Hughes to call me and everyone who’s Black and opposing this casino a house n—– is extremely racist, and it’s demeaning for the people that are doing good work in the city.”

Updated at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3: Higgs Wise says that while she opposes the casino, she’s mainly stayed out of the conversation this time around.

“It was actually incredible, the amount of people that they were able to offend,” she says. “I hope they mean what they say, and that if we say no on this vote, that they will actually leave.

“I hope that they keep that promise.”

Editor’s note: This story was updated on Nov. 4 to include a full quote from Marsha Landess, regional vice president for Radio One Richmond, that was sent to Style Weekly, for clarification purposes.