Buffalo Bills Reporter Jerry Sullivan Is Fired For Passing Sexist Comments On Women
The Niagara Gazette’s longtime sports columnist Jerry Sullivan was fired on Tuesday as a result of sexist remarks he made while appearing as a guest on the “Trainwreck Tonight” podcast, which is centered around sports in Buffalo.
Buffalo Bills Reporter Jerry Sullivan Is Fired For Passing Sexist Comments On Women
According to The Gazette, Sullivan’s comments “reveal the scorn” he has for “any female athlete, female coach, female journalist, every woman, period.”
The newspapers made the decision to “part ways” with their contributing columnist by Tuesday afternoon. They also issued a statement in which they stated that they “do not condone misogynistic, insensitive, or disparaging statements in any form.”
Jerry Sullivan decides to pull a move seen at political pressers & make himself the story here.
Jerry gives a performative moment by not asking Josh Allen a question, instead declaring his opinion of the offense.
Allen does not take the bait. Total pro.pic.twitter.com/PxE4pLpwnG
— Erin Perrine (@ErinMPerrine) December 11, 2022
Joe Abouzeid, general manager of Channel 4, declined to comment on Sullivan’s status as a columnist for the station’s website on Tuesday morning.
A source claims that Sullivan was let go on Tuesday afternoon, but Nexstar, the company that owns Channel 4, has no plans to make the announcement. Sullivan was no longer mentioned on the station’s website as of Tuesday afternoon.
Sportswriter Jerry Sullivan has been fired by WIVB-TV (Channel 4), the Niagara Gazette and the Lockport Union Sun & Journal after he made sexist comments on a livestream podcast Monday night. https://t.co/9FbF93bRDt
— The Buffalo News (@TheBuffaloNews) December 14, 2022
Sullivan launched into a rage during his podcast appearance, calling women “the worst fans,” in response to a written comment from a listener by the name of Amy.
“Hey, women, be better than this. Because the worst fans really are the women,” Sullivan said. “They don’t get critical journalism, they’re just, they all want to be cheerleaders, OK? You know what I mean? It’s always—it’s a dangerous avenue to go down, to criticize women in general, because they’re better than men generally, but—they don’t get it as fans.”
“The worst fans really are the women. They don’t get critical journalism. They’re all wannabe cheerleaders”
-Jerry Sullivan
YIKES. pic.twitter.com/FrHfB3quay
— NoShaveDave (@NoShaveDaveee) December 13, 2022
Sullivan later apologized for his words in a tweet on Tuesday, describing them as “insulting to women.”
“I’d like to apologize for comments I made on a podcast last night that were uncalled for and insulting to women,” Sullivan wrote. “I should be better than that.”
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