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Barrett Media’s Top 20 Sports Television Talent of 2025
"This gives you an idea of how the industry collectively views the best of the best on sports television."
Stephen A. Smith Upset That Pittsburgh Steelers Didn’t Interview ESPN Analyst Ryan Clark for Head Coach Position
"I'm not joking about this and I'm dead serious."
Molly Qerim Lands First Role Following First Take Exit With Zuffa Boxing
"The move signals a notable reentry into live event television for Qerim, who spent more than a decade as the face of ESPN’s weekday debate programming."
Stephen A. Smith To Receive Inaugural BFOA Broadcast Personality of the Year Award
"Few personalities in broadcasting combine authenticity with the level of work ethic Stephen brings to every platform."
Is Pat McAfee’s Hate for Sports Journalism Fact, Fiction or Just Entertainment?
"McAfee punches down, insulting the system while being a visitor in a house he never built—paid, of course, by The Walt Disney Company"
Stephen A. Smith Must Reel in His Straight Shooter Persona Before It’s Too Late
"Does that approach actually strengthen the Stephen A. Smith brand, or does it simply inflate the “straight shooter” ego he has built?"
Stephen A. Smith Responds to Keith Olbermann’s Call for ESPN To Fire Him: “I’m Sick of Your Pathetic Ass”
"Who looks more like a cartoon character than you? Keith Olbermann, you can’t run five feet with your fat self."
Keith Olbermann: ‘It’s Time for ESPN to Fire Stephen A. Smith’ After Comments on Minnesota ICE Shooting
"He is now damaging the brand in a way his on-air cartoon character could never approach."
Five Common Sense Items To Make Sports Media Better in 2026
"Instead of forecasting trends or firing off hot takes, here are five common sense things that would genuinely make sports media better in 2026."
ESPN Going Direct-To-Consumer Leads Barrett Media’s Top 5 TV Sports Stories of 2025
"Many stories captured headlines, but ESPN's decision to go direct-to-consumer easily topped the list as the most important sports television story of 2025."