MURFREESBORO — One
of the most outspoken and provocative personalities in sports television will
deliver the keynote address for MTSU’s Black History Month.
Stephen A. Smith, a featured commentator on “ESPN First
Take,” will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, in the Student Union Ballroom. His
appearance is free and open to the public.
On “First Take,” Smith exchanges verbal blows with former Dallas Morning
News and Dallas Times Herald sports writer Skip Bayless on various sports
issues of the day. In addition, Smith writes regularly for EPSNLA.com and
ESPNNY.com.
Since September 2014, Smith also has hosted the daily two-hour “Stephen
A. Smith Show” on SiriusXM’s Mad Sports Radio.
“Stephen A. Smith is a pre-eminent voice within the African-American community and is an
emerging media go-to who adeptly applies his savvy insights into the world of
sports to society at large while drawing parallels to such issues as race
relations, politics and current events in America,” said Daniel Green, director
of Intercultural and Diversity Affairs and chair of MTSU’s Black History Month
Committee.
Smith has held various analyst and host positions within ESPN’s
television and radio empire over the years, as well as sports talk radio jobs
in New York and Los Angeles.
Prior to his transition to broadcasting, Smith worked as a
columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer from 1994 to 2010. His resume also
includes stints as a reporter with the Winston-Salem (North Carolina) Journal,
the Greensboro (North Carolina) News and Record and the New York Daily News.
For campus visitors attending the event, a printable campus
parking map is available at http://tinyurl.com/MTSUParkingMap. For more information, contact Green at
615-898-5812 or daniel.green@mtsu.edu.
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