BOSTON -- Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh has resigned from ESPN after making controversial comments about a black quarterback. His resignation comes on the heels of another controversial comment made by a local sports radio personality.

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NewsCenter 5's Janet Wu reported that WEEI's John Dennis was talking about Little Joe's escape from Boston's Franklin Park Zoo on Monday's Dennis and Callahan Show when he said the animal was "probably a Metco gorilla waiting for a bus to take him to Lexington."

"I was a bit horrified that here in 2003, we still have these old wounds that will now open up again that we thought we had buried, " Metco Executive Director Jean McGuire said.

Metco is a state-run busing program that lets minority children from the inner-city attend schools in nearby suburbs.

Dennis' comment came on the morning after Rush Limbaugh said on ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown" that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback was overrated.

"I'm sorry to say this, I don't think (Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb) has been that good from the get go. I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well," said Limbaugh on ESPN.

Without apologizing, Limbaugh resigned Thursday, saying it was the path of least resistance.

Limbaugh admits his comment was premeditated. Dennis apologized for his comments almost immediately.

Metco President Kahris McLaughlin accepts Dennis' apology.

"I think human beings make mistakes and I think that when they apologize and it is done in a way that is appropriate, we should accept it," said McLaughlin.

WEEI suspended Dennis for two days without pay and offered Metco public service spots during their programs.

McGuire would like to see the radio station do more.

"We would like a scholarship for our Metco students," said McGuire.

Meanwhile, many in the talk show business say the "rush to fire" is troublesome.

"Limbaugh's remark was bad, but was it horrible like, 'Oh my God, that is worst thing I ever heard. That is so offensive. That is going to hurt every African-America in America,' ? No," said Margery Eagan of WTTK's Eagan & Braude, a radio talk show.

"For better or worse, you can get away with saying almost anything on talk radio. But there is a very thin margin of error. That is nature of the business," said WTTK's Eagan & Braude's Jim Braude.