{"id":103567,"date":"2023-09-22T23:44:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T23:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=103567"},"modified":"2023-09-22T23:44:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T23:44:44","slug":"78-days-after-espns-firing-stephen-a-smith-reveals-why-he-got-max-kellerman-demoted-earlier-didnt-wanna-go-from-no-1-to-no-2-when-skip-bayless-left","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=103567","title":{"rendered":"78 Days After ESPN\u2019s Firing, Stephen A. Smith Reveals Why He Got Max Kellerman Demoted Earlier: \u201cDidn\u2019t Wanna Go From No.1 to No.2 When Skip (Bayless) Left\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith has led his show First Take to become one of the highest-rated sports shows on morning television. Smith joined First Take in April 2012 and has helped the show stay in the number 1 spot for over a decade. 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