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Radio host Tony Massarotti is apologizing for muttering a racial slur while live on air this week ... telling his fans he had no idea the term was a derogatory one.
Massarotti unleashed the 80-second mea culpa during Thursday's episode of "Felger & Mazz" ... insisting he had no malice in his heart when he said "z*****head" during his show on Wednesday.
Massarotti was adamant he was simply trying to poke fun of his Gen Z-aged colleague ... and nothing further.
"I did want to address this," Massarotti said after his co-host, Michael Felger, gave him the floor.