Michael Smith | |
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Smith in 2014
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Born |
New Orleans, LA |
August 1, 1979
Education | Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana |
Occupation | Television Sports Commentator (ESPN), Sportswriter, Sports Reporter |
Notable credit(s) |
Around The Horn Numbers Never Lie His & Hers Mike & Mike |
Website | ESPN |
Michael Anthony Smith II (born August 1, 1979) is an ESPN host and commentator.
Michael Smith co-hosts ESPN SC6 with Jemele Hill as well as the weekly His & Hers Podcast on ESPN Radio and iTunes. Also, Smith is a regular panelist on ESPN's Around the Horn. Prior to joining ESPN on a full-time basis, Smith covered the New England Patriots and the NFL from 2001 to 2004 as a reporter for the Boston Globe. He then joined ESPN in September 2004 as a senior writer for ESPN.com and an NFL Insider for SportsCenter and NFL Live. He also offered reporting and commentary on various ESPN and ESPN2 studio shows, as well as for ESPN Radio. Smith was an original correspondent for E:60, which launched in 2007. In 2009 Smith transitioned to anchoring and guest hosting such programs as Mike & Mike, First Take, SportsNation, Outside the Lines, NFL Live, and College Football Live. From 2011 to 2014 he hosted Numbers Never Lie every weekday on ESPN2.