Stephen A. Smith Announces Memoir

Stephen A. Smith

Stephen A. Smith Announces Memoir

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has a memoir coming out next year about his life, and he isn’t holding back.

This week, publisher 13A, an imprint of Gallery Books, announced that Stephen A. Smith’s “Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes” is set to be released in January 2023.

Stephen A. Smith

In the memoir, the controversial sports broadcaster covers growing up poor in New York City, his early days as a journalist, and his long history of speaking his mind in sports media including a range of issues. Stephen A. Smith said in a statement,

“This book is a long time coming. Due to my fixation on privacy pertaining to my personal life, it took a lot of time, and a lot of prodding by loved ones, to finally get me to do this.”

The 54-year-old sports commentator added,

“But as I once told my Mom, ‘if I’m going to write a book, I’ll be d*mned if I’m holding back. I’m going to speak my truth, say what I have to say, just so everyone knows where I stand and why.’ I know I’ve done that in this book. I had to do so eventually. It was time. No matter the consequences.”

Stephen A. Smith

According to reports, the Bronx native has a history of making controversial remarks, including a joke about women soccer players and comments about domestic violence that led to ESPN briefly suspending him in 2014.

Smith is currently a commentator on ESPN’s debate show “First Take.” He also makes frequent appearances as a basketball analyst on “SportsCenter,” but worked for years as a reporter for multiple newspapers. The sports TV personality reportedly joined ESPN in 2003 and has hosted multiple TV and radio shows for the network.

Stephen A. Smith

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