Tag: Stephen A. Smith

"I'm gonna put it out there. This is about a bunch of liberals, a bunch of Democrats coming for me."

"This is the epitome of Christmas arriving early. The NABJ wants to call folks out, fine! You had your turn, now mine is coming."

"The man is next level brilliant. A savant as a businessman, one of if not the greatest ever. The Michael Jordan of executives is what I call him. That's how I feel about him."

"Nobody’s perfect. People make mistakes. And hopefully he can move on from here and live his best life and continue to do the great work he’s been doing for CBS."

"Because I'm not a beat writer anymore in the locker room, folks want to say I'm not a journalist. You don't get the right to say that. Michael Wilbon does because Michael Wilbon has done it."

"Everything always revolves around the radio show. That’s the only way it works for me. I’ve always been loyal to SiriusXM, and they’ve been incredible to me."

"No, you're not. Not anymore. You may go to elements of it when you need to. You can recall it. But stop. They ain't paying you that much to be a journalist. They're not."

"Viewers know exactly what they're getting from First Take, just as they know what to expect from Pardon the Interruption. When a formula continues to deliver results and remains central to a show's identity, changing it during growing success rarely makes sense."

"What we should care about is when powerful people misuse their power to hurt the innocent."

"In an attention economy, what matters is who can draw the attention. Sometimes it doesn't matter often whether it's good attention or bad attention. If you can captivate audience, that is what your biggest selling point will be."