RF23 - Commentary: Bring Stephen A. Back!

You know since January, ESPN 2 hasn't been the same around 8 or 9 pm. Not since ESPN2 took off Quite Frankly With Stephen A. Smith. And quite frankly, I missed the show. Not because Smith is a brotha and damn good NBA Analyst. It's because Smith had a very unique show, which hit sports and social issues. And I must say, it was the only program that I can stomache when he had black liberals on it. Why? because, Smith didn't let them off the hook either! I don't know his political persuasion, but he displayed neutrality better than some of the regular talk show hosts on television.

Another reason why Stephen A. should be brought back is because I miss the hell out of Garry D. Howard. Howard is one of four black sports editors in the country today. When Howard was introduced to the country on Smith's Back Page Panel. It was Howard and Detroit's Rod Parker who made huge impressions me. I became a Garry D. Howard fan instantly. I owe that to Stephen A. Smith. Smith introduced the country and Afamericans to a litany of brothas who are putting it down in our country's newspaper outlets. Before that, you had to catch Jim Rome to see sports reporters that look like me. Hell it was Rome, who introduced the country to Stephen A. Smith. Smith acknowledged that when he last appeared on the "Jim Rome Show," and thanked Rome for giving him just a little light for his career to take off. The brother hasn't disappointed and he is still putting it down on radio and on print.

Cmon! somebody put this man back on television.