Following the abrupt news that Molly Qerim is leaving ESPN, First Take finds itself in need of a new host. Qerim’s departure from the Worldwide Leader leaves a sizable void on the First Take desk. The ...

Skip Bayless’s return to ESPN was branded as a one-off, but after getting a taste of First Take again, it won’t be another 10 years before he debates Stephen A. Smith again. Smith and ESPN won’t care ...

ESPN president of content Burke Magnus told The Athletic on Thursday that the company will take 30 to 45 days to try out a variety of people for the “First Take” hosting role that had been filled by ...

ESPN is going to hold a tryout period before settling on a new host for “First Take.” “I don’t know if it’ll be someone in-house or not,” Magnus said. “The one thing that was unexpected was the timing ...

A new era at “First Take” will soon begin. One month after host Molly Qerim abruptly left the ESPN program and the network, it was announced in October 2025 that “SportsCenter” anchor Shae Cornette ...

Stephen A. Smith and Molly Qerim will take ESPN's First Take crew on a tour of four HBCU campuses this fall. The popular morning debate show will expand its on-site coverage of HBCU football at ...

Skip Bayless’s return to ESPN was branded as a one-off, but after getting a taste of First Take again, it won’t be another 10 years before he debates Stephen A. Smith again. Smith and ESPN won’t care ...