Syracuse radio host Brent Axe fired for ‘overly dark and negative’ coverage of school athletics

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ESPN Radio Syracuse personality Brent Axe was fired after nearly 10 years with the station over the weekend after the affiliate’s ownership said he had increasingly become too critical in his coverage of the university’s athletics program.

Ed Levine, president and CEO of Galaxy Media Partners, which owns the affiliate station, told Syracuse.com on Sunday that Axe was fired because he had "a problem with the content of the show" he hosted. 

Syracuse Orange players enter the field before the game against the Florida State Seminoles on Nov. 19, 2016, at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

"I’m an SU fan. I’m sorry, but I bleed Orange. 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," Levine told the outlet. 

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"I understand and acknowledge all of that. We’ve called it pretty fair, and I would argue we’ve been tough on SU when the on-field or off-field events warrant it. I just think over the past six months it took a different tone and became overly dark and negative. I don’t think that’s what Syracuse fans want to hear."

The Syracuse Orange logo on Jim Boeheim Court inside the Carrier Dome before the Miami Hurricanes game on Jan. 4, 2017, in Syracuse, New York. (Rich Barnes/Getty Images)

Axe, who also works full time for Syracuse.com, told the outlet that he felt he was "fair" during his broadcasts, seemingly disagreeing with