Stephen

 Stephen Anthony Smith, born 14 October 1967 Stephen Anthony Smith was born on 14 October 1967. He is an American sports journalist, radio host and television host. He is featured on ESPN's First Take as a commentator alongside Molly Qerim. He also is frequently an NBA analyst on SportsCenter. Smith also is an NBA analyst for ESPN on NBA Countdown and NBA broadcasts on ESPN. In ESPN Radio, he hosted the Stephen A. Smith Show. Smith is a featured columnist on ESPNNY.com, ESPN.com and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Smith began his career as a writer at The Philadelphia Inquirer in 1994. Smith began reporting on the Philadelphia 76ers as their NBA columnist and later, as a general sports columnist. On August 23 2007 the Inquirer announced that Smith would no longer be writing columns, and instead be promoted to the position of general assignment reporter. In 2008, the Inquirer cut ties with Smith, which coincided with Smith creating his own blog called stephena.com. In February 2010,