Career
Michael Smith co-hosts Entertainment and Sports Programming Network His & Hers weekdays at noon ET on ESPN2 with Jemele Hill as well as the weekly His & Hers Podcast on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Radio and iTunes. Also, Smith is a regular panelist on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network"s Around the Horn. Prior to joining Entertainment and Sports Programming Network on a full-time basis, Smith covered the New England Patriots and the NFL from 2001 to 2004 as a reporter for the Boston Globe.
He then joined Entertainment and Sports Programming Network in September 2004 as a senior writer for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.com and an NFL Insider for SportsCenter and NFL Live.
He also offered reporting and commentary on various Entertainment and Sports Programming Network and ESPN2 studio shows, as well as for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Radio. Smith was an original correspondent for East:60, which launched in 2007.
In 2009 Smith transitioned to anchoring and guest hosting such programs as Mike & Mike, First Take, SportsNation, Outside the Lincolnshire, NFL Live, and College Football Live. From 2011 to 2014 he hosted Numbers Never Lie every weekday on ESPN2.