Stephen

 Stephen Anthony Smith, born 14 October 1967 Stephen Anthony Smith was born on 14 October 1967. He is an American sports radio host, journalist and TV personality. He is featured on ESPN's First Take as a commentator alongside Molly Qerim. He also makes frequent appearances as an NBA analyst on SportsCenter. Smith is also an NBA analyst for ESPN in addition to broadcasting ESPN's NBA broadcasts. On ESPN Radio, he hosted the Stephen A. Smith Show. Smith is a regular columnist on ESPNNY.com, ESPN.com and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Smith began his career as a writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer in 1994. Smith began his reporting on the Philadelphia 76ers in 1994 as their NBA columnist, and later a general sports columnist. On August 23, 2007, the Inquirer announced that Smith was no longer writing columns, and instead be promoted to the position of general assignment reporter. The Inquirer ended its relationship with Smith in 2008, just after Smith began his own blog, stephena.com. In February 2010,