Stephen Anthony Smith (born October 14, 1968) is a sportswriter and media personality from Hollis, Queens in New York City.
Smith was raised in the Hollis neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens. He lived with his parents and four older sisters.
He attended Winston-Salem State University, an historically black university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. While in college, he played some basketball under hall of fame coach Clarence Ga...
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Stephen Anthony Smith (born October 14, 1968) is a sportswriter and media personality from Hollis, Queens in New York City.
Smith was raised in the Hollis neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens. He lived with his parents and four older sisters.
He attended Winston-Salem State University, an historically black university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. While in college, he played some basketball under hall of fame coach Clarence Gaines, however he later wrote an article for the university newspaper suggesting that Gaines retire due to health issues.
In 1993, Smith was a sportswriter for the Daily News in New York City.
Since 1994, Smith has had a position as a writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He was initially a general sportswriter for the Inquirer before he gained positions as their reporter for the Philadelphia 76ers as their NBA columnist, and eventually, as a general sports columnist. On August 23, 2007, the Inquirer announced that Smith would no longer be...
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