Longtime Buffalo sportswriter Jerry Sullivan has been fired by WIVB (Channel 4), The Niagara Gazette, and the Lockport Union Sun & Journal after he made sexist comments during the livestream of a podcast episode Monday.
“Women, be better than this. The worst fans really are the women,” Sullivan said after a female commenter criticized him for remarks he made on the show. “They don’t get critical journalism. They’re all wannabe cheerleaders. It’s a dangerous avenue to go down to criticize women because they’re better than men — generally — but they don’t get it as fans.”
Both newspapers decided to “part ways” with the contributor, adding “we do not condone misogynistic, insensitive or derogatory comments in any form.”
According to a report from The Buffalo News — where Sullivan wrote until 2018 — WIVB has fired the longtime writer, but had no plans to announce the departure.
Sullivan did offer an apology Tuesday, saying “I’d like to apologize for comments I made on a podcast last night that were uncalled for and insulting to women. I should be better than that.”
In addition to his newspaper and television roles, he also previously hosted a midday show at 1270 The Fan before exiting in 2020.
