Stephen

 Stephen Anthony Smith, born 14 October 1967 Stephen Anthony Smith, born 14 October 1967, is an American sports journalist, radio host and personality on television. He is a commentator on ESPN's First Take, where he is joined by Molly Qerim. Smith is also often an NBA analyst on SportsCenter. Smith also works as an NBA analyst for ESPN on NBA Countdown and NBA broadcasts on ESPN. He also hosted The Stephen A. Smith Show on ESPN Radio. Smith is a columnist featured for ESPNNY.com, ESPN.com, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.Beginning in 1994, Smith had a position as a writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Smith began reporting on the Philadelphia 76ers in 1994 as their NBA columnist. Later, he was general sports columnist. On the 23rd of August in 2007, the Inquirer announced that Smith was no longer writing columns and would instead be demoted back to the role as a general assignment reporter. The Inquirer cut ties with Smith in 2008, shortly when Smith launched his own blog, stephena.com. In February 2010,