Jerry Sullivan, a veteran sports columnist for the Niagara Gazette, was fired Tuesday after sexist comments he made during a guest appearance on the Buffalo sports-themed podcast “Trainwreck Tonight,” the publication announced. The Gazette called Sullivan’s remarks a “revelation of the disrespect” Sullivan holds for “every female athlete, female coach, female journalist, every woman, period.”
During his podcast appearance, Sullivan responded to a written critique from a listener named Amy with a tirade berating women as “the worst fans.”
“Hey, women, be better than this. Because the worst fans really are the women,” Sullivan said.