Julie Stewart Binks laid off by SNY — months after health scare: ‘Livelihood ripped away’

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Sports broadcaster Julie Stewart-Binks said she learned she was part of last week's layoffs at SNY from an article sent to her by her former agent.

Sports broadcaster Julie Stewart-Binks said she learned she was part of last week’s layoffs at SNY from a New York Times article that was sent to her by her former agent.

Stewart-Binks, who was a host, reporter and opinionist for SNY for the last seven years, shared in an Instagram video Tuesday that she was one of those that had their “livelihood ripped away” following her skin cancer diagnosis last month.

“I was laid off on Friday,” Stewart-Binks said. “In all honesty, it really sucks for a lot of people and in sports broadcasting we spend most of our time talking about this, athletes being cut, waived, released. ‘It’s just part of the business.’

“But it turns out, part of the business is wondering how many American holidays you have to work to be invited to the holiday party until you get a message from your former agent that says FYI and it’s a link to a New York Times article where it says you don’t have a job anymore.”

Stewart-Binks explained the rollercoaster of emotions she experienced, such as sadness, anger and embarrassment, from numerous layoffs in her career.

“People don’t talk about it but it happens to everyone, and I’m here to say that it’s happened to me more times than the average bear,” she said. “Even when you know you’re going to get back up it doesn’t mean your ego isn’t bruised. Most importantly your job and your workplace are not your identity. Don’t give them the power over who you are.”

Stewart-Binks thanked those who reached out to her regarding the layoff.

“I’m fine. It’s just another day in my life,” she said. “And yes, it’s exhausting and I’m going to have more on that … to have gone through a very public skin cancer removal to then be informed by a New York Times article that you didn’t have a job was not on the bingo card for this year.”

Stewart-Binks added that she “has more to say on this” and to stay tuned.

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