Gene Demby

It's good with you, Brittany. Yeah, appreciate us having you back. Yeah.

It's good with you, Brittany. Yeah, appreciate us having you back. Yeah.

It's good with you, Brittany. Yeah, appreciate us having you back. Yeah.

I say the Celtics, but I'm open to the idea of the OKC Thunder. OKC Thunder.

I say the Celtics, but I'm open to the idea of the OKC Thunder. OKC Thunder.

I say the Celtics, but I'm open to the idea of the OKC Thunder. OKC Thunder.

Well, I mean, Stephen A. Smith was a Daily Beat reporter in Philadelphia covering basketball, and he became a basketball insider. And then he got invited into the world of cable news, and so he worked at CNN. Then he was at ESPN, and he became a star, right?

Well, I mean, Stephen A. Smith was a Daily Beat reporter in Philadelphia covering basketball, and he became a basketball insider. And then he got invited into the world of cable news, and so he worked at CNN. Then he was at ESPN, and he became a star, right?

Well, I mean, Stephen A. Smith was a Daily Beat reporter in Philadelphia covering basketball, and he became a basketball insider. And then he got invited into the world of cable news, and so he worked at CNN. Then he was at ESPN, and he became a star, right?

I mean, anybody that sees Stephen A. Smith talk, like, he's the sort of person that if you're walking through an airport and you see ESPN on TV, like, your eyes are drawn to Stephen A. Smith. So he's got that sort of magnetic personality.

I mean, anybody that sees Stephen A. Smith talk, like, he's the sort of person that if you're walking through an airport and you see ESPN on TV, like, your eyes are drawn to Stephen A. Smith. So he's got that sort of magnetic personality.

I mean, anybody that sees Stephen A. Smith talk, like, he's the sort of person that if you're walking through an airport and you see ESPN on TV, like, your eyes are drawn to Stephen A. Smith. So he's got that sort of magnetic personality.

He's captivating when he gets rolling, right? And so he's, you know, been on sort of this trajectory for the last few years. He's accrued a lot more power and a lot more prominence over like the last five, 10 years. ESPN has shared a lot of their more prominent personalities, people like Bomani Jones, Dan Lebitard, folks like that who've moved on.

He's captivating when he gets rolling, right? And so he's, you know, been on sort of this trajectory for the last few years. He's accrued a lot more power and a lot more prominence over like the last five, 10 years. ESPN has shared a lot of their more prominent personalities, people like Bomani Jones, Dan Lebitard, folks like that who've moved on.

He's captivating when he gets rolling, right? And so he's, you know, been on sort of this trajectory for the last few years. He's accrued a lot more power and a lot more prominence over like the last five, 10 years. ESPN has shared a lot of their more prominent personalities, people like Bomani Jones, Dan Lebitard, folks like that who've moved on.

And so this created more of a room for him to kind of stretch out and be like, this is my network. I mean, the biggest way you see that represented is his $20 million a year salary, right? And why would he want to run for president? I mean, this is a guy who has done some acting on General Hospital. He's made all the rounds on all these cable news shows. He was just on Sean Hannity, right?

And so this created more of a room for him to kind of stretch out and be like, this is my network. I mean, the biggest way you see that represented is his $20 million a year salary, right? And why would he want to run for president? I mean, this is a guy who has done some acting on General Hospital. He's made all the rounds on all these cable news shows. He was just on Sean Hannity, right?

And so this created more of a room for him to kind of stretch out and be like, this is my network. I mean, the biggest way you see that represented is his $20 million a year salary, right? And why would he want to run for president? I mean, this is a guy who has done some acting on General Hospital. He's made all the rounds on all these cable news shows. He was just on Sean Hannity, right?

Talking about this very topic. And so it kind of gets to why would he want to do this? Well, it increases your public profile. Stephen A. Smith is already very popular, but it only can help.

Talking about this very topic. And so it kind of gets to why would he want to do this? Well, it increases your public profile. Stephen A. Smith is already very popular, but it only can help.