Sports broadcaster Julie Stewart-Binks fired weeks after skin cancer reveal

Sports broadcaster Julie Stewart-Binks, 39, learned she had been fired by US regional network SNY weeks after announcing a skin cancer diagnosis — and she found out through a New York Times article sent by her former agent.

Stewart-Binks said she was notified of the dismissal on Friday, June 6, according to a video she published on social media this week. No direct call from the network preceded the news. Instead, her ex-agent shared a link to a Times report on staff changes at SNY.

The dismissal came roughly a month after the presenter announced she was stepping away from television to treat squamous cell carcinoma on her nose, a form of skin cancer that required surgery to remove the tumor.

What did she say about the diagnosis?

At the time of the announcement, Stewart-Binks described how the cancer was discovered.

"I thought it was a pimple that wouldn't go away, but it turned out to be cancer," she said.

In her video this week, she lamented the manner in which her unemployment was confirmed.

"Having gone through a public skin cancer removal surgery and then being informed by a New York Times article that I was unemployed was not in my plans for this year," Stewart-Binks said.

How long had she worked at SNY?

Stewart-Binks spent seven years at SNY as a presenter, reporter and commentator. Before that, her résumé included stints at ESPN, Barstool Sports and Fox Sports.

She acknowledged she has faced other dismissals during her career. The emotional toll, she said, does not fade with experience.

"Even when you know you're going to bounce back, it doesn't mean your ego doesn't get bruised," she said.

What is the status of her lawsuit against Fox Sports?

The firing is not Stewart-Binks' only recent legal and professional flashpoint. In January 2025, she filed a lawsuit against Fox Sports and former executive Charlie Dixon.

She alleged that Dixon pushed her against a wall and forcibly kissed her after a work meeting in 2016. Dixon denied any sexual or offensive contact with Stewart-Binks.

In July 2025, the presenter asked for the case to be dismissed and declared the matter resolved.

The outcome leaves Stewart-Binks out of work mid-treatment, seven years into a run at one network and with a settled legal dispute behind her — a combination that will shape where the 39-year-old resurfaces next.