Stephen Anthony Smith, an American sports journalist, sports radio host, and sports television presenter, is well-known thanks to ESPN. He frequently co-hosts ESPN’s First Take with Molly Qerim, and he frequently provides NBA commentary on SportsCenter.
Smith also gives NBA commentary to ESPN’s NBA Countdown and NBA broadcasts. He has written for The Philadelphia Inquirer, ESPNNY.com, and ESPN.com, and he has also hosted The Stephen A. Smith Show on ESPN Radio.
Smith began his radio career in 2005 by co-hosting a show on WEPN in New York City with B.T. (Brandon Tierney) from noon to 2 p.m. every weekday. Later, the show was shifted to the afternoon hours of 2-4, with the second hour airing internationally on ESPN Radio.
Smith began providing live commentary for Fox Sports Radio in 2009, and he later hosted a morning show. During the 2010 free agency season, he correctly predicted on his radio broadcast that LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh would join the Miami Heat.
He returned to ESPN in 2011, presenting daily local radio shows and penning columns for the website. After leaving ESPN in 2013, Smith joined Chris Russo’s Mad Dog Sports Channel on Sirius XM Radio.
After making some controversial comments on the Ray Rice incident on ESPN2’s First Take program the day after, he made a declaration about going to Sirius XM Radio.
What did Stephen A. Smith say about Beyoncé and Rihanna?
What Stephen A. Smith said about Rihanna? While praising Rihanna, Stephen A. Smith noted that she is not Beyoncé. He said this during a conversation, but he didn’t explain why he was drawing a comparison.
He then expressed regret for his remark, saying that he had just intended to communicate how much he admires Beyoncé and had not intended to belittle or denigrate Rihanna.