Galaxy Media President and CEO Ed Levine did not beat around the bush. His Syracuse sports talker got rid of Brent Axe because he did not like the way Axe covered the Orange. He also mentioned that recently retired Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim is a partner in station ownership.
“I’m an SU fan, I’m sorry, but I bleed Orange,” Levine said to syracuse.com before accusing the site of having an agenda when it comes to covering the university’s teams. “I’m not going to apologize for that, and I think a fair reading of the Orange is appropriate. I understand (Galaxy has) a business relationship (with Syracuse), that Coach (Jim) Boeheim and I are personal friends and he’s an investor in my company.”
That level of candor has not won Levine or Galaxy many supporters in the sports media industry. People that cover sports on TV, radio, and the internet took to social media to voice their displeasure with the move.
Many friends and colleagues weighed in to not only blast the radio station and it’s owner, but also to praise the work of Axe.
It wasn’t just the people with a personal connection to Axe weighing in. Others around the industry called out Galaxy for the idea that a sports talk radio host can be fired for not being positive all the time.
