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Stephen A. Smith is in line to become the highest-paid on-air personality at ESPN.
According to NY Post, negotiations are underway between Smith and the network. He could walk away earning anywhere between $8 million-to-$10 million a year.
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By comparison, Mike Greenberg gets paid $6.5 million to host “Get Up!,” which is the network’s highest publicly known salary.
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Smith still has two years remaining on his current contract where he’s earning in the $5 million range. Right now the 51-year-old is on “First Take” and “SportsCenter.
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Network executives consider him the face of the ESPN.
Wow!
Source: NY Post
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