Beginning in 1994, Smith had a position as a writer for On April 11, 2005, Smith became the host of a weekday noon to 2 p.m. radio show on In November 2009, Smith became an on-air contributor to It was announced on February 1, 2011, that Smith would be returning to ESPN as a columnist for ESPN.com and host for weekday local radio shows on 1050 ESPN Radio New York (On January 17, 2017, Smith moved from Sirius XM's Mad Dog Sports channel back to ESPN. His daily two-hour program is heard on WEPN in New York, KSPN in Los Angeles, Sirius XM's ESPN channel, and via syndication.Smith started his television career on the now-defunct cable network In August 2005, Smith started hosting a daily hour-long show on ESPN called Smith later returned to ESPN, and it was announced on April 30, 2012, on air that Smith would be joining On July 25, 2014, Smith made controversial remarks on In late 2014, Smith signed a multi-year deal with ESPN that will pay him over $3 million per year.On June 11, 2015, Smith received criticism for a comment he made about female soccer players during the In 2020, Smith served as a commentator for the after-party coverage of the Smith is known for his frequent use of catchphrases while hosting American sports television personality, sports radio host, sports journalist, and actor He also frequently refers to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers as a "baaaaaaaad man" (with the "A" stretched out for several seconds). Smith has worn Rodgers' jersey on two separate occasions on First Take in 2017: once following the Dallas Cowboys' elimination at the hands of the Packers and once during a special ta… Smith is known for his frequent use of catchphrases while hosting First Take, such as "blasphemous" when describing something completely outrageous that does not make sense to him.