Quick Info
| Profession | Television personality, radio host, sports analyst, actor |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Date of Birth | 14/10/1967 |
| Age | 58 years |
| Birthplace | New York City, New York, USA |
Latest News about Stephen A. Smith
06/03/2025
Stephen A. Smith reportedly agreed to a new five-year contract with ESPN valued at at least $100 million. The deal keeps him as a central figure on First Take while reducing his duties across other ESPN programming, giving him more flexibility to focus on political commentary and other outside work.
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Career
| Newspapers | Winston-Salem Journal, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, New York Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer (sports columnist) |
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| ESPN Debut | 2003 (NBA Shootaround/NBA Countdown analyst) |
| Shows Hosted | Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith (2005-2007, ESPN2), The Stephen A. Smith Show (2005-2008, ESPN Radio; 2014-, SiriusXM/ESPN Radio/YouTube), First Take (featured commentator and executive producer since 2012) |
| Other Roles | SportsCenter, NBA Countdown (since 2021), NBA in Stephen A’s World (host and co-executive producer since 2022), UFC commentator (since 2019), Straight Shooter with Stephen A. (weekly political and cultural talk show on SiriusXM’s POTUS channel) |
| Columnist | ESPN, Philadelphia Inquirer (until 2010) |
| Memoir | Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes (2023) |
Social Media
| https://www.instagram.com/stephenasmith/ | |
| https://twitter.com/stephenasmith | |
| YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/stephenasmithtv |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Fired from Philadelphia Inquirer in 2008 (later deemed unjust, returned briefly) | |
| 2. ESPN contract not renewed in 2009, returned in 2011 | |
| 3. Signed $60 million ESPN contract in 2019 |