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Colour-blind DJ

LONDON: The BBC has apologised after one of its radio disc jockeys said she had trouble making out black people in the dark, and that she almost ran over a pedestrian because she could not see him.

Sarah Kennedy hosts an early morning show on the BBC’s Radio 2. The comment came as she was discussing how children were wearing visible clothing to be more easily seen on their way back and forth from school. “That’s not just children. You know what happened to me yesterday. It was this black guy,” she said. “It’s lucky he opened his mouth to yawn or do something and I saw him. He was wearing a black hat, black clothes and he was just invisible.”

The BBC said it was sorry if the comments had offended anybody. “We apologise for any offence given and have spoken to her about it,” the BBC said. Ms. Kennedy drew concern earlier this year after slurring her way through her 6 a.m. show. — AP

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