ESPN has suspended Rob Parker for 30 days.
The announcement on Thursday came one week after the station suspended him "until further notice" after he made comments questioning the blackness of Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III during a Dec. 13 episode of "First Take."
"Is he a brother or a cornball brother?" Parker asked during the segment. Parker apologized this week.
In a statement posted on its website Thursday, Marcia Keegan, vice president of production for ESPN said:
"Our review of the preparation for the show and the re-air has established that mistakes both in judgment and communication were made. As a direct result, clearly inappropriate content was aired and then re-aired without editing. Both were errors on our part. To address this, we have enhanced the editorial oversight of the show and have taken appropriate disciplinary measures with the personnel responsible for these failures.
"We will continue to discuss important issues in sports on 'First Take,' including race. Debate is an integral part of sports and we will continue to engage in it on 'First Take.' However, we believe what we have learned here and the steps we have taken will help us do all that better."
