Stephen A. Smith — $12 Million
Don’t take him seriously when he says he’s “grossly underpaid,” because Stephen A. Smith earns an estimated $8 million a year from his ESPN duties. He earns an additional $4 million per year from a production contract, increasing his total earnings to $12 million. The “First Take” commentator is also a regular NBA analyst on “SportsCenter.” He runs a self-titled show on ESPN Radio and writes for The Philadelphia Inquirer and ESPN.com. Smith debuted in soccer coverage in June 2021, as well as hosting the “Ain’t No Way” section. He also gained money from his roles in “General Hospital” and “I Think I Love My Wife.”
Stephen A. Smith — $12 Million
Rosalyn Gold-Onwude– $78.2K
Rosalyn Gold-Onwude played basketball at Stanford University while studying communications. She received a master’s degree in sociology from the same university and averaged 8.1 points while playing for the Nigeria women’s basketball team. Her broadcasting career began in 2017 when she began working for Turner Sports. For NBATV and TNT networks, Fatima-Onwu covered NBA Summer League and All-Star Weekend games. Between 2014 and 2017, she gave color commentary for the New York Liberty games on MSG Networks. She earned even more notoriety when working as an NBC Golden State Warriors sideline reporter. Gold-Onwude also covered the 2016 Rio Olympics for the network. She apparently gets $78.2K per year.
Rosalyn Gold Onwude– $78.2K
