Stephen A. Smith is Done as a Sports Columnist at the Philadelphia Inquirer

Stephen A. Smith who wrote for the Philadelphia Inquirer for 15 years has left the paper for good. Smith is currently hosting his own syndicated morning sports show on the FOX Sports Radio as well as making guest appearances on ABC’s daytime gabfest ‘The View’. A late night cable talk show on Showtime could be in the offering?… Read more in Richard Prince’s Journal-isms. Continue reading Stephen A. Smith is Done as a Sports Columnist at the Philadelphia Inquirer

>Stephen A. Smith on The View discussing men cheating as Tiger Woods sets to tee off at The Masters

>Also see Tiger Wood’s new commercial where his Dad talks to him. The Nike Corporation are masters at marketing… Stephen A. Smith joined the Hot Topics segment on ABC TV’s The View. Smith currently host his own show on Fox Sports Radio each morning. In the interview Smith manages to slyly throw in a dig at his former employer ESPN, by mentioning the philandering of former ESPN baseball analyst and MLB GM Steve Phillips. Would anyone (a typical The View watcher) even know who Steve Phillips is outside of the sports world? Maybe a reference to Jesse James, Sandra Bullock’s … Continue reading >Stephen A. Smith on The View discussing men cheating as Tiger Woods sets to tee off at The Masters

Stephen A. Smith returns to Sports Columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer

Stephen A., the man known as “SAS” in this report, has returned to his position as sports columnist with the Philadelphia Inquirer. At what cost? Stephen A. must agree to squash his political views at other media outlets. (mainly Fox News, MSNBC and the TODAY Show) WHAT??? Source: Richard Prince Journalisms Stephen A. Smith’s sports column appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday for the first time in more than two years after Smith agreed to the Inquirer’s demand that he remove political opinions from his Web site and agree to stop espousing them on cable news shows. Smith’s agreement … Continue reading Stephen A. Smith returns to Sports Columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer

>Stephen A. Smith Quite Frankly Wants His Money and His Column Back

>Newspaper union wants The Philadelphia Inquirer to pay $100,000 and to restore him as a columnist at the paper, meanwhile The Inquirer continues to ignore the arbitators ruling. Source: Richard Prince’s Journalism The dispute between sports commentator Stephen A. Smith and the Philadelphia Inquirer escalated when the Newspaper Guild of Philadelphia took the dispute to federal court, seeking an order that the Inquirer “publish and promote Stephen A. Smith’s columns” and pay him $100,000 in back pay. The Inquirer fired Smith in 2007 and now refuses to publish his work even though an arbitrator ordered the Inquirer to reinstate him … Continue reading >Stephen A. Smith Quite Frankly Wants His Money and His Column Back

>Stephen A. Smith podcasts his thoughts on Allen Iverson and Tiger Woods

>“What do you think he was doing watching Law & Order?”Stephen A. Smith gives his always strong opinions on the sports stories of the day. “Quite Frankly” his buzz was quite frankly over after his departure from ESPN. But now he is back. But Stephen has been working on re-establishing himself. Smith will soon return as a sports columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer. (A judge ruled recently he was unjustly fired.) He will be named as a host on FOX Sports Radio as well. Here is his podcast. His take: Allen Iverson deserves a second chance with the 76ers and … Continue reading >Stephen A. Smith podcasts his thoughts on Allen Iverson and Tiger Woods

>Allen Iverson Retires From The Game

> Stephen A. Smith reported on 97.5 The Fanatic (WPEN FM) this afternoon with host Mike Missanelli, that Allen Iverson is set to retire immediately from the NBA and the game of basketball. …The end of an era. One of the best media interviews ever featuring Allen Iverson TO ALL OF MY FANS: I would like to announce my plans to retire from the National Basketball Association. I always thought that when I left the game, it would be because I couldn’t help my team the way that I was accustomed to. However, that is not the case. I still … Continue reading >Allen Iverson Retires From The Game

>Stephen A. Smith Returns to Radio

>Former ESPN host and NBA contributor Stephen A. Smith is slated to return to the radio airwaves doing what he does best, talking sports. Smith will serve as special guest host from 10:00 AM to Noon to launch a new FM sports station in Philadelphia “97.5 The Fanatic.” It’s been awhile since we’ve heard or seen Stephen A. Smith on the air. His contract with ESPN and 1050 ESPN Radio in New York was not renewed earlier this year. Smith has been an occasional fill in host on the Steve Harvey Morning Show. The 97.5 FM station was virtually dead … Continue reading >Stephen A. Smith Returns to Radio