Stephen A. Smith

Stephen A. Smith, an HBCU graduate of Winston Salem State University, rose from a reporter on high school sports at the New York Daily News, and a college and NBA beat reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer, to become the face of ESPN and its most important on-air personality. He is the Executive Producer and Host of “The Stephen A. Smith Show™," a lead commentator and Executive Producer on ESPN’s “First Take,” a Panelist on “NBA Countdown” on ABC, and CEO of Mr. SAS, Inc. Including his journalism career in Newspaper, Radio and Television, Smith’s career now spans 30 years in the sports and entertainment industry. In January 2023, Smith released the New York Times best-selling book “Straight Shooter; A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes,” where he revealed his untold story for the first time. Mr. SAS, Inc. oversaw the marketing and distribution of the book, published by Simon and Schuster and Gallery 13.