wait,wtf are steven a's credentials ?

[Bernie Madoff]

He played college ball, he's been a sports writer for like 20 years, and he's well connected. Contrary to popular opinion he's not some dummy that doesnt know what he's talking about

Where did he play ball?

 

[NYC Rebel]

Find me one Well-Known Journalist who fit this description....Just one

Bill Rhoden

Ralph Wiley before he passed.

Bill Moyers.

There's no shortage of professional journalists who act as one on TV.

 

[jwall123]

I was talking about the context of him being on that show.

Ok. My bad. But he does have Journalist cred. He's been in the game for a minute.

 

[Commander in Chiefin]

Where did he play ball?

Winston-Salem State

 

[3Rivers]

Winston-Salem State

I always at his winston-salem state hof induction press release

WSSU Inducts 15 Into Athletic Hall Of Fame - Winston-Salem State

Stephen A. Smith came to Winston-Salem State University planning to make a name for himself as a basketball player under the tutelage of the legendary Clarence "Big House" Gaines. A knee injury and a suspect jump shot, according to Coach Gaines, shelved his quest for stardom.

 

[Walt]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA @ cats trotting out his tenure as a bum at a bum school and his 20 years as a journalist as proof positive that he's good at what he does. A lot of people are successful yet terrible at what they do, it all depends on the cultural climate at the time. And what does anyone mean by "credentialed" journalist? That he has a press pass? This dumb ass, lazy, wannabe celeb was fired and had to sue to get his job back because he was filing shytty columns about local sports shyt from the road while trying to indulge his quest for celebrity. Then he went begging, hat in hand, for whatever gimmick role he could play on any other show, including being the chief conservative c00n on FOX. Anyone who actually knows anything about him or his career knows he's a charlatan and a bunk ass journalist. This would be like seeing Yinka Dare host a PG camp and evaluating him as "credentialed" and saying he "knows his stuff" because the nikka played in the NBA at one point.

Steppin A. Fetch is credentialed and excellent at being the HNIC (Head nikka Into c00ning), and that's about it.

 

[King Crimson]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA @ cats trotting out his tenure as a bum at a bum school and his 20 years as a journalist as proof positive that he's good at what he does. A lot of people are successful yet terrible at what they do, it all depends on the cultural climate at the time. And what does anyone mean by "credentialed" journalist? That he has a press pass? This dumb ass, lazy, wannabe celeb was fired and had to sue to get his job back because he was filing shytty columns about local sports shyt from the road while trying to indulge his quest for celebrity. Then he went begging, hat in hand, for whatever gimmick role he could play on any other show, including being the chief conservative c00n on FOX. Anyone who actually knows anything about him or his career knows he's a charlatan and a bunk ass journalist. This would be like seeing Yinka Dare host a PG camp and evaluating him as "credentialed" and saying he "knows his stuff" because the nikka played in the NBA at one point.

Steppin A. Fetch is credentialed and excellent at being the HNIC (Head nikka Into c00ning), and that's about it.

I can't front.... I laughed.
On topic, while he have may have real and legit experience as a journalist, what he does on First Take shouldn't count as journalism. A lot of time he's just arguing the same 5 weekly topics with and nothing of merit or consequence is being discussed. I also feel especially uneasy when he attempts to talk race or politics because it never really feels genuine given the borderline minstrel show he and Rob Parker come on with.