Michael Smith has reportedly had ‘exploratory talks’ with ESPN about potential return
Smith left ESPN after taking a buyout from the company in 2019.
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Michael Holley, Michael Smith say goodbye to Peacock’s ‘Brother From Another’
Smith and Holley have been friends for more than 20 years.
Michael Smith warns sports journalism ‘going in the wrong direction’ with rumored ESPN-NFL deal
"Getting more dollars does come for me at the cost of true journalistic independence."
Jemele Hill relates to Pat McAfee’s Norby Williamson complaints in SC6 flashback
NFL worker absolutely stunned upon realizing he’s on live TV
This person might be in disguise.
Amazon’s ‘Thursday Night Football’ criticized for initial Tua Tagovailoa injury coverage, though they soon adjusted
Michael Smith's appearance during the post-game show helped Amazon save face.
An hour of Peacock’s ‘Fantasy Football Pregame With Matthew Berry’ will air on linear NBC owned-and-operated affiliates weekly
The last hour of Berry's weekly NFL pregame show, focused on fantasy and betting, is coming to NBC owned-and-operated linear affiliates.
Michael Smith joins Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football coverage as a news analyst
Smith will contribute to pregame, halftime, and postgame coverage.
Jemele Hill thought Michael Smith resented her for ending their ‘SC6’ show on ESPN
Hill admitted her concern to Smith on Dan Le Batard's "South Beach Sessions" podcast.
Michael Smith on race and sports discussions: “Having those conversations literally compromised my career, but it’s cool now?”
"Whether it's SportsCenter or The Jump or NFL Live, everyone's having that conversation. And I'm like 'Oh, word? Oh, wow.' It's just cool now, period."
Michael Smith, Michael Holley launching original sports talk show for NBC’s Peacock
"Brother From Another" will occupy the late-afternoon slot in the new NBC Sports on Peacock lineup.
The art of the demotion: some of the most prominent ESPN “reassignments” that have minimized negative coverage
Michael Smith talks ESPN departure with Julie Stewart-Binks, plus Jemele Hill’s Trump tweet: “Are we going to talk about the fact that it’s...
"I always thought that people focused way more on the act of the tweet itself than the sentiment and the factual basis of the tweet. It's like, 'Well, are we going to talk about the fact that it's true? Or are we just going to focus on the fact that it was tweeted?"
Michael Smith officially leaves ESPN after both parties agree to contract buyout
Smith's former SC6 co-host Jemele Hill took a buyout last year.
Papi pulled his “too slow” trick on Michael Smith again on Highly Questionable, and chaos ensued
A few months back on Highly Questionable, Papi hit Michael Smith with his signature “too slow” and the resulting...
ESPN exec reportedly complained that SC6 with Jemele Hill and Michael Smith was “too black”
The short-lived SportsCenter show was often accused of having a "liberal bias."
Sage Steele and Kevin Negandhi look set to host the new 6 p.m. SportsCenter
ESPN looks set to assign permanent anchors for the 6 p.m. SportsCenter, which they haven't had since early March.
ESPN proclaims that 6 p.m. SportsCenter ratings are up since Michael Smith and Jemele Hill exited
Is ESPN tossing the former SC6 hosts under the bus?
What is SportsCenter? In search of a 21st-century identity, ESPN’s signature show has changed course once again
What should ESPN do at 6 p.m. now that SC6 is no more?
Is another rebrand in the making?
AA Weekly Recap: Michael Smith leaves SC6
Michael Smith reportedly leaving SC6; his last show will be Friday, March 9
This was bound to happen.
Jamie Foxx did not like Michael Smith asking him about Katie Holmes on SportsCenter
The first rule of interviewing Jamie Foxx is you do not ask about Katie Holmes.
Michael Smith says he and Jemele Hill felt ‘muted’ in final months together on SC6, which ‘frustrated the shit out of us’
"You all acknowledge that one of the strengths we have going for us as a show is Michael and Jemele's chemistry, but Michael and Jemele don't fucking talk to each other?"
