ESPN is well-known for its work with American sports television presenter, sports radio host, and sports journalist Stephen Anthony Smith. He frequently joins Molly Qerim on ESPN’s First Take, and he frequently contributes as an NBA commentator on SportsCenter.
For ESPN’s NBA Countdown and NBA broadcasts, Smith further contributes NBA commentary. A prominent columnist for ESPNNY.com, ESPN.com, and The Philadelphia Inquirer, he has also presented The Stephen A. Smith Show on ESPN Radio.
In 2005, Smith launched his radio career by co-hosting a show on WEPN in New York City from noon to 2 p.m. every weekday with B.T. (Brandon Tierney). Later, the program was moved to the 2-4 pm time period, with the second hour airing nationally on ESPN Radio.
Smith started contributing to Fox Sports Radio live in 2009, and he later headlined a morning show. He correctly predicted that LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh would sign with the Miami Heat during the 2010 free agency period on his radio show.
In 2011, he made a comeback to ESPN, writing columns for the website and hosting weekday local radio broadcasts. In 2013, Smith joined Chris Russo’s Mad Dog Sports Channel on Sirius XM Radio after leaving ESPN.
The next day, he made an announcement about switching to Sirius XM Radio after making some contentious remarks on ESPN2’s First Take program over the Ray Rice incident.
Is Stephen A Smith in the Hall of Fame?
It is impossible to tell if Stephen A Smith is in the Hall of Fame because nothing is noted on his Wikipedia page. Smith made a comeback to ESPN in 2017 and now presents a daily two-hour program that may be heard on WEPN in New York.