A longtime Mississippi news anchor appears to no longer be employed with the WLBT news team after quoting a lyric deemed racially insensitive during an on air broadcast.Barbie Bassett, a popular anchor and the station's first chief meteorologist in its 50 plus year history, hasn't been seen on the NBC-affiliate station since the March 8 incident. Her bio no longer appears on the company's website, Bassett's comment was during a segment that was talking about Snoop Dogg's wine company, Cali Wine Collection- and the launch of his Snoop Cali Blanc variety.
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