Stephen A. Smith
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| Born | October 14, 1967  The Bronx, New York |
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| Occupation | Sports journalist, television host, radio host |
Stephen Anthony Smith (born October 14, 1967), sometimes referred to as Stephen A., is a sportswriter and media personality from Hollis, Queens in New York City.
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Career
Print media
Since 1994, Smith has had a position as a writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He was initially a general sportswriter for the Inquirer before he gained positions as their reporter for the Philadelphia 76ers, as their NBA columnist, and eventually, as a general sports columnist. On August 23, 2007, the Inquirer announced that Smith would no longer be writing columns and would instead be demoted back to the position of general assignment reporter. Prior to his job with the Inquirer, Smith has had positions with the Winston-Salem Journal, the Greensboro News and Record and the New York Daily News. In 2008, the Inquirer ended its relation with Smith, which coincided with Smith starting his own blog.
Radio
On April 11, 2005, Smith became the host of a weekday noon to 2 p.m. radio show on WEPN in New York City with his "right hand man B.T. (Brandon Tierney)". He currently hosts the radio show with Mike Missanelli and update anchor Gordon Damer.
On September 20, 2007, his radio show was shifted to the 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. slot, with the 2nd hour being broadcast nationally on ESPN Radio, replacing The Dan Patrick Show (Mike Tirico took over the first 2 hours).
On April 10, 2008, WEPN host Michael Kay announced at the beginning of Kay's show, that beginning Monday, April 14, 2008, the Stephen A. Smith show would be taken off the air, so Smith could expand his career in television. Kay reported that the Mike Tirico show would be broadcast from 1-3pm, and would be followed by a new, longer Michael Kay Show from 3-7pm every day.[citation needed]
Television
Smith is frequently seen as a basketball analyst and talk show host on ESPN. His stint there began in August, 2005, when he hosted a daily hour-long show called Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith. After the show was cancelled in January, 2007, he mainly concentrated on basketball, serving as an NBA analyst.
Smith has appeared on other ESPN shows as well, including the reality series Dream Job, as well as a frequent guest (and guest host) on Pardon the Interruption and 1st and 10. He appears as an anchor on the Sunday morning edition of SportsCenter, but it remains unknown if he will assume this responsibility full time.
Appeared on an episode of General Hospital as a reporter covering a hostage-taking on February 2, 2007. [1]
Film
In 2007, Smith appeared in the Chris Rock movie "I Think I Love My Wife" during a double-date scene.[2]
References
External links
- Official website
- Stephen's most recent columns from the Philadelphia Inquirer
- ESPN Quite Frankly
- Stephen A. Smith at the Internet Movie Database
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| NAME | Smith, Stephen A. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Smith, Stephen Anthony |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Sports journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bronx, New York, United States |
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