Stephen

 Stephen Anthony Smith, born 14 October 1967 Stephen Anthony Smith, born 14 October 1967, is an American sports journalist as well as a radio host and a personality on TV. Smith is a regular on ESPN's First Take as a commentator alongside Molly Qerim. Smith is also frequently an NBA analyst on SportsCenter. Smith is also an NBA analyst for ESPN and is also broadcasting ESPN's NBA broadcasts. In ESPN Radio, he hosted the Stephen A. Smith Show. Smith is a regular columnist on ESPNNY.com, ESPN.com and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Smith began his writing career for The Philadelphia Inquirer in 1994. Smith began reporting on the Philadelphia 76ers in 1994 as their NBA columnist, and later a general sports columnist. The Inquirer announced on the 23rd of August the 23rd of August, 2007 that Smith was no longer writing columns. Instead, he was to become a general assignment reporter. The Inquirer ended its relationship with Smith in 2008, right when Smith began his own website, stephena.com. In February of 2010,