“First Take” has a brand new host.
Longtime “SportsCenter” anchor Shae Cornette will transfer over to the favored sports activities debate present that stars analyst Stephen A. Smith, ESPN introduced Thursday morning.
Cornette is one in every of a number of individuals to fill in as visitor host after Molly Qerim left the present final month.
“Internet hosting First Take is not any straightforward task. It requires confidence, toughness, and actual sports activities perception — and Shae brings all of that and extra,” Smith, who can be the present’s govt producer, stated in an announcement launched by ESPN. “I’ve seen her command the desk with poise and fervour each time she’s hosted. She’s the actual deal, and I’m thrilled to have her formally be part of the group.”
Cornette joined ESPN in 2020 and has frequently appeared on the community’s studio and radio reveals. Her remaining present as “SportsCenter” anchor is scheduled for Oct. 25.
“I really feel able to step into this function and know I can add to the already profitable model that ‘First Take’ is,” Cornette stated. “From my days in radio to internet hosting ‘SportsCenter’ and now ‘First Take,’ my journey at ESPN has been one in every of progress, problem, and alternative. ‘First Take’’s power, perspective and fervour represents every part I really like about sports activities, and I’m excited to carry extra of that to the talk desk each weekday morning.”
