It’s Official: Stephen A. Smith Done at the Philadelphia Inquirer
Uncategorized October 15th. 2007, 9:17pm
After weeks of speculation, Stephen A. Smith is no longer employed by the Philadelphia Inquirer. He’s been lawyering up in recent weeks, ostensibly to battle the paper that stripped him of his column … and then inexplicably went and wrote about it. Like you didn’t know that was going to come back to haunt them.
This case will revolve around ego and respect, but we can’t begin to imagine what went on behind the scenes, so we’ll avoid speculation – for now. What would prompt the paper to write a story in the paper about the demotion of a columnist? If that hasn’t been done before, the paper clearly had an ax to grind. What could Smith have possibly done to piss them off, resulting in that story?
Smith Leaves Inquirer, Hires Top Lawyer (Journal-isms)
Earlier: The Incredibly Brutal Demotion of Screamin’ A. Smith
16 Responses to “It’s Official: Stephen A. Smith Done at the Philadelphia Inquirer”
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October 15th, 2007 at 9:21 pm
You know, I would be just as confused as TBL if I actually cared about Stephen A. Into the ether of irrelevance you go SAS. (I know he has an ESPN radio show — but I don’t know anyone that listens to it).
October 15th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
BUHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
could you imagine him screaming in a side office/conference room with the doors locked when he was told to make like a baby and head out?
October 15th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
jimmy-
“when he was told to make like a baby and head out?”
What does that even mean? I hope it catches on though.
October 15th, 2007 at 10:04 pm
Well, the settlement better be huge. Dem cheezy doodles ain’t paying for themselves!!
October 15th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
Now, if ESPN would just come to their senses….
October 15th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
jimmy-
“when he was told to make like a baby and head out?â€
What does that even mean? I hope it catches on though.
think about it. what does a baby (normally) do doing childbirth?
head out.
October 15th, 2007 at 10:52 pm
Now, if ESPN would just come to their senses….
shit, man. they just gave him a radio show. you think (barring SAS DOING something really over the top) bspn is going to get rid of him?
if you are hoping for that, you may be better off hoping indiana wins the big 10 football title.
October 15th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
I’m guessing it wasn’t so much one thing he did, but a bunch of things he didn’t do: namely, produce quality content for the media company that was paying most of his salary. We’ve all seen the extra-curricular activities he’s been involved in in the last half-decade, and when you spread yourself too thin, your “real job” suffers. I think that’s what had happened, and I think the editors at the Inquirer finally said “enough.”
October 15th, 2007 at 11:19 pm
Wendy McCaw thinks the Inquirer was completely within reason.
October 16th, 2007 at 1:14 am
Should i google Wendy McCaw?
October 16th, 2007 at 1:18 am
Stephen A. was and always will be a good journalist. When he has something to say, he doesn’t pussy-foot around like most journalists. that is why uneducated, moronic readers don’t like him. He will get a job somewhere else, and will have continued success anywhere he goes because he is a good journalist and has intelligent things to say
October 16th, 2007 at 3:15 am
McCaw is the dipshit owner of the Santa Barbara newspaper who basically fired any employee who showed some objectivity/journalistic integrity.
Read a piece about Screamin’ Steve that said he often pecked out his columns during down time on TV sets on his BlackBerry and emailed them in from it. I think that says it all about the level of quality of his writing, which is to say it sucked.
Only in America could someone as mediocre/sucky as Screamin’ Steve get to where he was in his chosen profession.
October 16th, 2007 at 7:53 am
kgar
I am uneducated and moronic but I like Screamin A’s written view but don’t like listening to him.
October 16th, 2007 at 9:13 am
I read the Inquirer when I go on vaca in Avalon NJ.
His columns were written in what can only be described as 11 grade failing english with logic smeared into it from freshman comp taught by an angry black leftist.
He’s terrible, truly awful.
October 16th, 2007 at 11:51 am
I don’t think the reason for demotion was any big secret…the Inky wanted SAS to deliver a certain # of columns, and he delivered a # much less that what the Inky wanted.
October 16th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
Seriously, I was listening to SAS on ESPN Radio (i guess he has a radio show) his voice wanted me to pull to the right and drive into traffic. I would rather go deaf than listen to him YELL! at every thing he has to say. THIS IS PROPOSTEROUS! he sucks…