Michele Beckwith had led the 34-county Eastern District for six months before she was abruptly terminated this week.

Michelle Beadle (right) and her co-host Cody Decker were fired from SiriusXM after Beadle said she doesn’t ‘respect’ Stephen A. Smith (left), who is replacing he show. (Getty) “It was a little ...

Michelle Beadle (right) and her co-host Cody Decker were fired from SiriusXM after Beadle said she doesn’t ‘respect’ Stephen A. Smith (left), who is replacing he show.

Michelle Beadle said she felt blindsided after learning Stephen A. Smith's new SiriusXM show will take over her time slot, adding she was given minimal notice about the programming change.

Stephen A. Smith is taking Michelle Beadle’s slot on SiriusXM in September. Beadle would make her feelings about it known.

Michelle Beadle said it was “a little embarrassing” to learn that her SiriusXM radio show is being replaced by one of Stephen A. Smith’s new programs, which are launching this September.

Veteran sports journalist Michelle Beadle gave her Sirius XM audience a window into the chaotic industry on Wednesday shortly after learning she was losing her job to ESPN's Stephen A. Smith.