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Real Talk: Would you a $10M / yr position if you had to publicly spread coon-ish views (Stephen S. Smith Approved)
This is a tough one... Would be basically have a PRICE to speak AGAINST black issues (on occasion)? would you accept a $10 million a year contracted position at a media outlet to be a public face but a condition would be to publicly support views that went against BLACK people or were...
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LMAO!! Why Didn't Anybody Tell Me About Anger Watkins!!??
https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Anger_Watkins The name in itself is priceless!!! His real life counterpart is a subject for a serious visit from the Drop Squad though!!
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Stephen A. Smith is going to love the star ESPN got to replace him on radio
By Andrew Marchand
December 5, 2019 | 11:47am | Updated
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Stephen A. Smith’s ESPN Radio show will be replaced by a program that will feature a lot of … Stephen A. Smith, The Post has learned.
Under terms of Smith’s new, nearly $8 million-per-year contract, Smith is giving up hosting his ESPN Radio show that runs from 1 to 3 p.m. In its place, ESPN is going to center its new show around Smith and Max Kellerman’s TV program, “First Take.”
ESPN executive vice president Norby Williamson confirmed to The Post that “First Take, Your Take with Jason Fitz” will replace Smith.
Smith will host his final radio show on Jan. 17, then Fitz will take over on Jan. 20.
Fitz, who began with ESPN in 2016, will host the show, but it will feature replays of Smith and Kellerman’s top arguments from their 10 a.m.-noon TV show, as well as Smith as a frequent guest.
It will then have some of the normal talk show elements, such as guests and callers.
“You are not simulcasting the whole thing,” Williamson said in reference to “First Take” on TV. “You are actually enhancing it.”
Fitz’s job, according to Williamson, is to “sort of triangulate” the elements of the show. He will intro Smith’s and Kellerman’s takes on big topics, interact with fans and then have live guests around the segments.
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In New York on 98.7 FM, ESPN will go local with a show featuring Bart Scott and Alan Hahn, sources have told The Post. Williamson declined to comment. Scott is soon leaving WFAN, where he has hosted afternoon shows for two years. The rest of the country will receive “First Take, Your Take.”
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Entercom, FAN’s parent company, has shifted from offering Scott more and more money to attempt to convince him to change his mind to trying to hold up when he can begin at ESPN Radio, according to sources.
It could potentially delay when Scott starts on the show, though Scott could be released to do TV, specifically “Get Up!,” sooner. Discussions are ongoing.
The idea to transfer “First Take” in an audio format has been percolating in Williamson’s brain for a while.
“I always thought that ‘First Take’ would be a great radio show,” Williamson said. “There was a time there where I just wanted to simulcast it. On the audio network, we just had better stuff. Colin [Cowherd] was in that [10 a.m.] window. Now, Dan [Le Batard] is in that window.”
Smith’s move off radio made the transition to a “First Take” radio edition easier to complete.
The rest of the lineup will remain the same, including Will Cain from 3 to 6 p.m. Cain was thought to be a favorite to replace Smith. Williamson wanted to keep building on Smith’s momentum. His show was up 21 percent nationally last month compared to the same period a year ago.
“Keeping Stephen A. involved with Max in a significant way in that window seemed like the smart call,” Williamson said.
Fan friendly: Nice work by the NFL opening up the 49ers-Saints game to the New York audience. Under the old rules, with the Jets playing, there would not be any game opposing a local team. The NFL instituted that to try to ensure its stadiums were filled.
Now, though, it wants to be more TV-friendly, so 49ers-Saints will be on Fox in the 1 p.m. window against Jets-Dolphins on CBS in New York.
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NBA troubles: Not only are the NBA national ratings down, but Sports Business Journal reported the local numbers are off 13 percent. Give the NBA credit, though, as it tries to come up with some new scheduling ideas so there is less of a focus on load management and other issues.
Last day: Mike Francesa will work his final afternoon drive-time show on WFAN on Friday. Francesa is expected to continue with a half-hour daily appearance at 6 p.m. on WFAN next year, as well as contribute to Radio.com, where he said he will talk sports and politics.
FAN doesn’t have in place who will succeed Francesa. Evan Roberts is one choice, while either Joe Benigno or Maggie Gray is expected to be his partner.
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December 5, 2019 | 11:47am | Updated
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Stephen A. Smith’s ESPN Radio show will be replaced by a program that will feature a lot of … Stephen A. Smith, The Post has learned.
Under terms of Smith’s new, nearly $8 million-per-year contract, Smith is giving up hosting his ESPN Radio show that runs from 1 to 3 p.m. In its place, ESPN is going to center its new show around Smith and Max Kellerman’s TV program, “First Take.”
ESPN executive vice president Norby Williamson confirmed to The Post that “First Take, Your Take with Jason Fitz” will replace Smith.
Smith will host his final radio show on Jan. 17, then Fitz will take over on Jan. 20.
Fitz, who began with ESPN in 2016, will host the show, but it will feature replays of Smith and Kellerman’s top arguments from their 10 a.m.-noon TV show, as well as Smith as a frequent guest.
It will then have some of the normal talk show elements, such as guests and callers.
“You are not simulcasting the whole thing,” Williamson said in reference to “First Take” on TV. “You are actually enhancing it.”
Fitz’s job, according to Williamson, is to “sort of triangulate” the elements of the show. He will intro Smith’s and Kellerman’s takes on big topics, interact with fans and then have live guests around the segments.
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In New York on 98.7 FM, ESPN will go local with a show featuring Bart Scott and Alan Hahn, sources have told The Post. Williamson declined to comment. Scott is soon leaving WFAN, where he has hosted afternoon shows for two years. The rest of the country will receive “First Take, Your Take.”
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Entercom, FAN’s parent company, has shifted from offering Scott more and more money to attempt to convince him to change his mind to trying to hold up when he can begin at ESPN Radio, according to sources.
It could potentially delay when Scott starts on the show, though Scott could be released to do TV, specifically “Get Up!,” sooner. Discussions are ongoing.
The idea to transfer “First Take” in an audio format has been percolating in Williamson’s brain for a while.
“I always thought that ‘First Take’ would be a great radio show,” Williamson said. “There was a time there where I just wanted to simulcast it. On the audio network, we just had better stuff. Colin [Cowherd] was in that [10 a.m.] window. Now, Dan [Le Batard] is in that window.”
Smith’s move off radio made the transition to a “First Take” radio edition easier to complete.
The rest of the lineup will remain the same, including Will Cain from 3 to 6 p.m. Cain was thought to be a favorite to replace Smith. Williamson wanted to keep building on Smith’s momentum. His show was up 21 percent nationally last month compared to the same period a year ago.
“Keeping Stephen A. involved with Max in a significant way in that window seemed like the smart call,” Williamson said.
Fan friendly: Nice work by the NFL opening up the 49ers-Saints game to the New York audience. Under the old rules, with the Jets playing, there would not be any game opposing a local team. The NFL instituted that to try to ensure its stadiums were filled.
Now, though, it wants to be more TV-friendly, so 49ers-Saints will be on Fox in the 1 p.m. window against Jets-Dolphins on CBS in New York.
SEE ALSO
The schedule shakeup NBA could make to combat struggling ratings
NBA troubles: Not only are the NBA national ratings down, but Sports Business Journal reported the local numbers are off 13 percent. Give the NBA credit, though, as it tries to come up with some new scheduling ideas so there is less of a focus on load management and other issues.
Last day: Mike Francesa will work his final afternoon drive-time show on WFAN on Friday. Francesa is expected to continue with a half-hour daily appearance at 6 p.m. on WFAN next year, as well as contribute to Radio.com, where he said he will talk sports and politics.
FAN doesn’t have in place who will succeed Francesa. Evan Roberts is one choice, while either Joe Benigno or Maggie Gray is expected to be his partner.
The new contract looks to be about 8 mil.
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"Only a couple of thousand signatures?! I think I’m worth more than that!": NBA Analyst Stephen A Smith picks a fight with the city of Milwaukee
NBA Analyst Stephen A Smith offends the city of Milwaukee with his statement, makes fun of the number of signatures on the petition to ban Smith
During an appearance on First Take, ESPN reporter Jeff Passan says Shohei Ohtani ‘left behind everything he knows to pursue the American dream’ and that the show ‘should not be trafficking in ignorance’ following widely criticized comments made by host Stephen A. Smith on Monday
Where is my damn check!!!???
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Stephen A. Smith has been the face of ESPN for a while and the latest news about the network only made that more clear.
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JD Walker was black
And niggas was happy SA was back on espn
JD Walker was black
And niggas was happy SA was back on espn
ESPN king Stephen A. Smith had Max Kellerman taken off ‘First Take’
By
Andrew Marchand
August 24, 2021 6:25pm
Updated
Max Kellerman expected to be removed from ESPN’s ‘First Take’
ESPN is Stephen A.’s world now. He wanted Max Kellerman off “First Take” — and now Kellerman is off “First Take.” He wanted to host a late-night talk show — and he filled in as host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Monday. He wanted $12 million a year — and he got $12 million a year.
Love him or hate him, Stephen A. Smith works. And for that, ESPN has awarded him a lot of airtime, money and power. So “First Take” will be even more Smith’s show going forward. In the eyes of ESPN’s executives, he has earned that.
Smith, 53, has four years left on his five-year, $60 million contract, but you can see how he is building toward his ultimate goal of hosting a late-night talk show. It’s all right in front of your eyes, from his ESPN+ show, “Stephen A’s World,” in which he has been interviewing more people from outside sports, to Monday’s hosting spot for Kimmel on ABC, which, like ESPN, is owned and operated by Disney.
Since he has become a giant in the industry, his moves reverberate.
And ultimately, he wanted it to be him versus the world.
Whatever you think of the hot-take shows, they live on sparks, and Smith and Kellerman never had the flair of Smith and Skip Bayless. Smith has told everyone who needs to know, including Kellerman, that it didn’t work well enough, according to sources. After Smith’s wishes were executed, a fault line from Bristol to New York followed.
Let’s start with radio, since ESPN makes more changes there than a high schooler looking for the perfect Instagram outfit.
Kellerman will go to ESPN Radio mornings, replacing Zubin Mehenti. Kellerman will be teamed with Keyshawn Johnson and Jay Williams, beginning next month.
Kellerman will also receive a daily TV show, which will likely be at 2 p.m. on ESPN, potentially impacting the spots of “Jalen & Jacoby” and “Highly Questionable.” Kellerman will have the chance to show he can be a No. 1 on a national sports variety show. He will continue his once-a-week boxing program on ESPN2.
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The morning stability that ESPN once had with “Mike & Mike” is long gone. After Mike Golic and Trey Wingo lasted just three years, ESPN is changing its mornings again a year later.
Mehenti, who has been on medical leave due to complications from diabetes, will return to “SportsCenter.” Alan Hahn, who mostly filled in for Mehenti and was a front-runner to replace him, will go back to middays with Bart Scott.
“Bart & Hahn” will add an hour (noon-3 p.m.), which likely will result in 98.7 FM’s ESPN New York’s “The Michael Kay Show” moving its start time back to 3 p.m. Chris Canty will leave ESPN New York’s 5-8 a.m. morning show, which will now feature just Rick DiPietro and Dave Rothenberg.
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Canty will partner with Mike Golic Jr. on national afternoons (not heard in New York) from 3 to 7 p.m. Golic’s former partner, Chiney Ogwumike, will see her role expand on the NBA and college hoops.
Got all that? Good, because ESPN executives will probably change it all again next year.
All the moves are a result of Smith feeling he and Kellerman were not connecting with the audience. He is not wrong. Kellerman is smart, but he hasn’t shown the command of the screen or a memorable delivery yet to fully resonate.
After Bayless left for Fox Sports five years ago and Kellerman arrived, it was Smith’s show. The program moved from ESPN2 to ESPN to maintain hot-take supremacy. It still makes ESPN money. The next iteration will have Smith verbally sparring with folks inside and outside of ESPN — all likely approved by him.
So why is Kellerman no longer on “First Take”? It wasn’t really personal. It was just business. Stephen A. Smith wanted the breakup. And so it was.
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By
Andrew Marchand
August 24, 2021 6:25pm
Updated
Max Kellerman expected to be removed from ESPN’s ‘First Take’
ESPN is Stephen A.’s world now. He wanted Max Kellerman off “First Take” — and now Kellerman is off “First Take.” He wanted to host a late-night talk show — and he filled in as host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Monday. He wanted $12 million a year — and he got $12 million a year.
Love him or hate him, Stephen A. Smith works. And for that, ESPN has awarded him a lot of airtime, money and power. So “First Take” will be even more Smith’s show going forward. In the eyes of ESPN’s executives, he has earned that.
Smith, 53, has four years left on his five-year, $60 million contract, but you can see how he is building toward his ultimate goal of hosting a late-night talk show. It’s all right in front of your eyes, from his ESPN+ show, “Stephen A’s World,” in which he has been interviewing more people from outside sports, to Monday’s hosting spot for Kimmel on ABC, which, like ESPN, is owned and operated by Disney.
Since he has become a giant in the industry, his moves reverberate.
Smith has wanted Kellerman off “First Take” for years.
Though it wasn’t personal, according to sources, Kellerman has a “smartest guy in the room” attitude, and Smith wanted more of a debating challenger.
Though it wasn’t personal, according to sources, Kellerman has a “smartest guy in the room” attitude, and Smith wanted more of a debating challenger.
And ultimately, he wanted it to be him versus the world.
Whatever you think of the hot-take shows, they live on sparks, and Smith and Kellerman never had the flair of Smith and Skip Bayless. Smith has told everyone who needs to know, including Kellerman, that it didn’t work well enough, according to sources. After Smith’s wishes were executed, a fault line from Bristol to New York followed.
Let’s start with radio, since ESPN makes more changes there than a high schooler looking for the perfect Instagram outfit.
Kellerman will go to ESPN Radio mornings, replacing Zubin Mehenti. Kellerman will be teamed with Keyshawn Johnson and Jay Williams, beginning next month.
Kellerman will also receive a daily TV show, which will likely be at 2 p.m. on ESPN, potentially impacting the spots of “Jalen & Jacoby” and “Highly Questionable.” Kellerman will have the chance to show he can be a No. 1 on a national sports variety show. He will continue his once-a-week boxing program on ESPN2.
Stephen A. SmithGetty Images
The morning stability that ESPN once had with “Mike & Mike” is long gone. After Mike Golic and Trey Wingo lasted just three years, ESPN is changing its mornings again a year later.
Mehenti, who has been on medical leave due to complications from diabetes, will return to “SportsCenter.” Alan Hahn, who mostly filled in for Mehenti and was a front-runner to replace him, will go back to middays with Bart Scott.
“Bart & Hahn” will add an hour (noon-3 p.m.), which likely will result in 98.7 FM’s ESPN New York’s “The Michael Kay Show” moving its start time back to 3 p.m. Chris Canty will leave ESPN New York’s 5-8 a.m. morning show, which will now feature just Rick DiPietro and Dave Rothenberg.
Max KellermanGetty Images
Canty will partner with Mike Golic Jr. on national afternoons (not heard in New York) from 3 to 7 p.m. Golic’s former partner, Chiney Ogwumike, will see her role expand on the NBA and college hoops.
Got all that? Good, because ESPN executives will probably change it all again next year.
All the moves are a result of Smith feeling he and Kellerman were not connecting with the audience. He is not wrong. Kellerman is smart, but he hasn’t shown the command of the screen or a memorable delivery yet to fully resonate.
After Bayless left for Fox Sports five years ago and Kellerman arrived, it was Smith’s show. The program moved from ESPN2 to ESPN to maintain hot-take supremacy. It still makes ESPN money. The next iteration will have Smith verbally sparring with folks inside and outside of ESPN — all likely approved by him.
So why is Kellerman no longer on “First Take”? It wasn’t really personal. It was just business. Stephen A. Smith wanted the breakup. And so it was.
ESPN king Stephen A. Smith had Max Kellerman taken off ‘First Take’
ESPN is Stephen A.’s world now.
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ESPN king Stephen A. Smith had Max Kellerman taken off ‘First Take’
By
Andrew Marchand
August 24, 2021 6:25pm
Updated
Max Kellerman expected to be removed from ESPN’s ‘First Take’
ESPN is Stephen A.’s world now. He wanted Max Kellerman off “First Take” — and now Kellerman is off “First Take.” He wanted to host a late-night talk show — and he filled in as host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Monday. He wanted $12 million a year — and he got $12 million a year.
Love him or hate him, Stephen A. Smith works. And for that, ESPN has awarded him a lot of airtime, money and power. So “First Take” will be even more Smith’s show going forward. In the eyes of ESPN’s executives, he has earned that.
Smith, 53, has four years left on his five-year, $60 million contract, but you can see how he is building toward his ultimate goal of hosting a late-night talk show. It’s all right in front of your eyes, from his ESPN+ show, “Stephen A’s World,” in which he has been interviewing more people from outside sports, to Monday’s hosting spot for Kimmel on ABC, which, like ESPN, is owned and operated by Disney.
Since he has become a giant in the industry, his moves reverberate.
Smith has wanted Kellerman off “First Take” for years.
Though it wasn’t personal, according to sources, Kellerman has a “smartest guy in the room” attitude, and Smith wanted more of a debating challenger.
And ultimately, he wanted it to be him versus the world.
Whatever you think of the hot-take shows, they live on sparks, and Smith and Kellerman never had the flair of Smith and Skip Bayless. Smith has told everyone who needs to know, including Kellerman, that it didn’t work well enough, according to sources. After Smith’s wishes were executed, a fault line from Bristol to New York followed.
Let’s start with radio, since ESPN makes more changes there than a high schooler looking for the perfect Instagram outfit.
Kellerman will go to ESPN Radio mornings, replacing Zubin Mehenti. Kellerman will be teamed with Keyshawn Johnson and Jay Williams, beginning next month.
Kellerman will also receive a daily TV show, which will likely be at 2 p.m. on ESPN, potentially impacting the spots of “Jalen & Jacoby” and “Highly Questionable.” Kellerman will have the chance to show he can be a No. 1 on a national sports variety show. He will continue his once-a-week boxing program on ESPN2.
Stephen A. SmithGetty Images
The morning stability that ESPN once had with “Mike & Mike” is long gone. After Mike Golic and Trey Wingo lasted just three years, ESPN is changing its mornings again a year later.
Mehenti, who has been on medical leave due to complications from diabetes, will return to “SportsCenter.” Alan Hahn, who mostly filled in for Mehenti and was a front-runner to replace him, will go back to middays with Bart Scott.
“Bart & Hahn” will add an hour (noon-3 p.m.), which likely will result in 98.7 FM’s ESPN New York’s “The Michael Kay Show” moving its start time back to 3 p.m. Chris Canty will leave ESPN New York’s 5-8 a.m. morning show, which will now feature just Rick DiPietro and Dave Rothenberg.
Max KellermanGetty Images
Canty will partner with Mike Golic Jr. on national afternoons (not heard in New York) from 3 to 7 p.m. Golic’s former partner, Chiney Ogwumike, will see her role expand on the NBA and college hoops.
Got all that? Good, because ESPN executives will probably change it all again next year.
All the moves are a result of Smith feeling he and Kellerman were not connecting with the audience. He is not wrong. Kellerman is smart, but he hasn’t shown the command of the screen or a memorable delivery yet to fully resonate.
After Bayless left for Fox Sports five years ago and Kellerman arrived, it was Smith’s show. The program moved from ESPN2 to ESPN to maintain hot-take supremacy. It still makes ESPN money. The next iteration will have Smith verbally sparring with folks inside and outside of ESPN — all likely approved by him.
So why is Kellerman no longer on “First Take”? It wasn’t really personal. It was just business. Stephen A. Smith wanted the breakup. And so it was.
ESPN king Stephen A. Smith had Max Kellerman taken off ‘First Take’
ESPN is Stephen A.’s world now.
So Stephen A. wanted a dumber person to debate with daily. Max used to give him that work everyday. I can see after five years why he wanted a change. I like Max cause he was born in the Bronx and is more engrained in the NY culture then most Black dudes born from NY on ESPN (Stephen A. included.) So he gets Max fired, Max still ends up with a four hour morning show, where he's the lead of and Max gets his own show on ESPN in the afternoons. Max lost.
Plus his boxing show and a potential podcast
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Stephen A. Smith opens up on split with Max Kellerman: ‘We don't communicate’ - Sports Illustrated
‘We say hi to one another when we see each other, but we go our separate ways.’
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Stephen A. Smith Opens Up on Split With Max Kellerman: ‘We Don't Communicate’
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- 19 HOURS AGO
Ever since his cohost Max Kellerman was removed from ESPN's sports debate show First Take, the always outspoken Stephen A. Smith has not been shy about his desire for the pair to part ways. He went into great detail on the topic with Jimmy Traina on the SI Media Podcast in September, saying that the two did not work well as a team anymore.
Speaking in an interview with Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, one of Smith's new First Take counterparts, on Thursday, Smith elaborated on what led to the erosion of his and Kellerman's working relationship.
“I was very, very honest about me saying that I thought the show needed a change. But what I also said to the bosses was, ‘Listen, I think our time together has passed. If you want to keep him on the show and not me, and you want me to do something else that you think I could be more beneficial and more profitable for the company, so be it,’” Smith said. “But in the end, I knew it was time for us to part ways.”
Smith was complementary of Kellerman, both in a professional and personal sense, and was pleased that the longtime boxing analyst is “doing great things now.” But the loquacious media personality felt on an instinctive level that their partnership had run its course.
“We had been together for five years. I’ve been doing this for 10 years, I got a feeling as to when something is going a bit stale and the audience doesn’t seem to gravitate to us in the fashion that they used to,” Smith said. “And that’s what it is. So, when I looked at him, I said, ‘The guy is smart as hell, he’s done radio, he’s done television. I know that he’s gonna be on his feet, there’s no way on Earth that he’s gonna get screwed over or anything like that.’ He’s an incredibly good guy, very thoughtful, good person, and I think he’s doing great things now. I think I’ve been proven to be right.”
Kellerman now hosts his own ESPN program, This Just In, at 2 p.m. ET, along with ESPN2's Max on Boxing and his spot as cohost of ESPN Radio's Keyshawn, JWill & Max, which is simulcast on ESPNews.
After Smith detailed what led to their professional parting of ways, Russo asked whether the pair had a good relationship now, with Smith not willing to go that far.
“I wouldn’t classify it as that,” Smith said. “I wouldn’t classify it as good or bad. We don’t communicate, but we’re very respectful towards one another. We say hi to one another when we see each other, but we go our separate ways.”
Pat McAfee loved that his Aaron Rodgers interview irked Stephen A. Smith
Aaron Rodgers’ impending decision about whether or not he’ll return for an 18th NFL season has two of sports media’s loudest personalities at odds.
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Mike Francesa says Stephen A. Smith was in consideration to replace Chris "Mad Dog" Russo on WFAN, a fascinating alternate timeline
The sports media world might look very different if Stephen A. Smith had teamed up with Mike Francesa in 2008.
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About her relationship with Stephen A Smith
Wow, that's an ugly woman. She was never talented. She got propped up working with other great talent, left ESPN and completely bombed on NBC. Came back to ESPN a couple years later but with the stench of failure on her, could never get her original success back.
She a very brief cute cool white girl moment but talked her way into being quite unattractive