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Stephen A. Smith Close To Returning To 1050 ESPN

The New York Daily News' Bob Raissman reports that Stephen A. Smith, who among the many things on his plate during his tenure at ESPN was hosting a local program on 1050 ESPN, before leaving to take a job at Fox Sports Radio, may be returning to the Worldwide Leader, and WEPN:
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/b...e_to_new_deal_to_return_to_espn.html?r=sports

This was also reported in today's edition of T-R-I.
 
http://benmaller.com/2011/01/update-stephen-a-smith-returns-to-espn/#more-28791

www.BenMaller.com with a few more details: looks like it's set to start on Monday 2/7/11. Weeknights from 9-11pm ET to be simulcast on WEPN-AM-1050 N.Y. & KSPN-AM-710 L.A. (6-8pm PT) and co-hosted with A. Martinez based in L.A.

A. Martinez currently hosts the 6-9pm PT slot on KSPN L.A.: http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/radio/show?showId=zone

Bill Daughtry (occasionally Jon Rothstein) currently hosts the 9pm-Midnight ET slot on WEPN N.Y.
 
pjc1961 said:
... looks like it's set to start on Monday 2/7/11. Weeknights from 9-11pm ET to be simulcast on WEPN-AM-1050 N.Y. & KSPN-AM-710 L.A. (6-8pm PT) and co-hosted with A. Martinez based in L.A.

Which one? ;)
 
Further clarification from the news page of www.radio-info.com:
http://www.radio-info.com/news/stephen-a-smith-will-return-to-ny-la-radio-with-espn

Apparently it's two separate 2-hour shows specifically tailored to each market (no simulcast). 7-9pm ET for WEPN NY followed by 6-8pm PT for KSPN L.A.
The focus will be on NBA basketball. This makes for a smooth transition from Bernstein & Buttle's "NY Football Tonight" (currently airing weeknights from 7-9pm on WEPN when the Knicks & Rangers are off).

This would also mean that Bill Daughtry keeps his 9pm-Midnight ET slot ("ESPN NY Tonight") on WEPN NY when the Knicks and Rangers are off or after Knicks/Rangers post-game shows.

Stephen A. will also be a columnist on ESPN's NY & LA websites.
 
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