Stephen A. Smith

Television personality, radio host, sports analyst, actor

American New York City, New York, USA

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ProfessionTelevision personality, radio host, sports analyst, actor
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth14/10/1967
Age58 years
BirthplaceNew York City, New York, USA

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Career

NewspapersWinston-Salem Journal, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, New York Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer (sports columnist)
ESPN Debut2003 (NBA Shootaround/NBA Countdown analyst)
Shows HostedQuite 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 RolesSportsCenter, NBA Countdown (since 2021), NBA in Stephen A’s World (host and co-executive producer since 2022), UFC commentator (since 2019)
ColumnistESPN, Philadelphia Inquirer (until 2010)
MemoirStraight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes (2023)

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
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