The sports media landscape is abuzz with excitement as former NFL player and Hall of Famer, Shannon Sharpe, will join forces with outspoken sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on ESPN’s flagship show, First Take. This pairing promises to bring a new level … Continue reading Shannon Sharpe Joins ESPN First Take But Not Yet According to Stephen A. Smith
NBA Champion Head Coach Doc Rivers Joins ESPN, Teams with Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Broadcasters Doris Burke and Mike Breen to Form New Lead Team, Including NBA Finals Malika Andrews to Lead All ESPN and ABC NBA Studio Coverage, … Continue reading ESPN Announces Malika Andrews as In-Studio Host; Doc Rivers and Doris Burke Will Join Mike Breen for NBA Game Coverage
ESPN pretty much had to come down with some kind of discipline in wake of the controversy and firestorm that followed the comments Stephen A. Smith made in wake of the NFL’s suspension of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice. He will be suspended for one week from First Take and his radio show on ESPN New York. Read also:Stephen A. Smith Clears Up Statements on Domestic Violence and Apologizes He will return next Wednesday. Smith did apologize for his comments, which were misguided from the start. However on the other hand; Doesn’t ESPN pay Stephen A. Smith to voice … Continue reading Stephen A. Smith Suspended One Week from ESPN First Take
Stephen A. Smith, Ray Rice, and ESPN host Michelle Beadle Stephen A. Smith offered the following taped apology on ESPN’s First Take regarding statements he made concerning domestic violence in light of the suspension of NFL running back Ray Rice. This is part of what he said, “On Friday, speaking right here on First Take on the subject of domestic violence, I made what can only amount to the most egregious error of my career,” Smith said in a taped segment at the top of the show in which he suggested that women provoke men into domestic violence. “My words … Continue reading Stephen A. Smith Clears Up Statements on Domestic Violence and Apologizes
“’Stephen A. Smith is a sellout,’ ‘Stephen A. Smith is an Uncle Tom,’ ‘Stephen A. Smith ain’t black,’ ‘you ain’t one of us’ — these are the kinds of things that were said to me yesterday,” Smith said on ESPN’s “First Take.” Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban recently made comments regarding race in America. Cuban said everyone has prejudices “in one way or the other.” He added, “If I see a black kid in a hoodie and it’s late at night, I’m walking to the other side of the street,” he said. “And if on that side of the street, … Continue reading "Stephen A. Smith is a Sellout"; Defends Mark Cuban, Was He Wrong?
Should he be suspended, cut from the team, or left alone? Media personalities Stephen A. Smith of ESPN’s First Take, Bomani Jones of the ESPN program Highly Questionable, FOX Sports columnist Jason Whitlock, and others chime in on the word n*igger used by Philadelphia wide receiver Riley Cooper. It was used towards an African American security guard at a Kenny Chesney country music concert at the home stadium of the Eagles. Cooper was reportedly drinking and upset that he couldn’t get backstage access. I am so ashamed and disgusted with myself. I want to apologize. I have been offensive. I … Continue reading Media Firestorm Over N-Word said by Third String Wide Receiver Riley Cooper Goes Viral
Parker was a former on-air host at Detroit Heritage Station 1200 WCHBShould he be fired? This was not the first “from out of left field” comments made by Parker. [see below]FROM ESPN.com ESPN has suspended commentator Rob Parker for comments he made regarding Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III. ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said: “Following yesterday’s comments, Rob Parker has been suspended until further notice. We are conducting a full review.” Parker, appearing on ESPN’s “First Take” on Thursday, was asked about Griffin’s role as a black quarterback. Parker questioned Griffin’s “blackness.” “Is he a brother or a cornball brother?” … Continue reading ESPN Suspends Rob Parker Indefinitely Over Cornball Brother Comments
Stephen A. Smith will get a new time slot from 1-3 p.m. beginning Monday on the new ESPN New York 98.7 FM How Complex is the 98.7 Kiss FM to ESPN Deal? Very. By AKIEM BAILUM Guest Blogger Twitter: @Li495Akiem 98.7 is being “Kissed” goodbye this weekend. The details of this Emmis/ESPN deal involving such a legendary station as WRKS-FM 98.7 Kiss in New York City are complicated and can be hard to follow, but some of which have already been brilliantly explained here on Urban Radio Nation. But here’s the story as I see it a little more in-depth. 98.7 has … Continue reading The Art of the Deal in New York City Radio: 98.7 Kiss FM and ESPN Radio
> Stephen A. Smith is returning to ESPN as a radio host and columnist.Smith will host a pair of two-hour, weekday local radio shows — one airing on ESPN 1050 in New York from 7-9 p.m. ET and another on ESPN 710 in Los Angeles from 6-8 p.m. PT. The shows will concentrate on local sports with a concentration on the NBA on game nights as both stations are the flagships for the Knicks and Lakers, respectively. The hot topic as he was re-introduced to the New York City listeners was the possible Carmelo Anthony trade from the Denver Nuggets … Continue reading >Stephen A. Smith Back On the Air at ESPN Radio in New York and Los Angeles
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