A new era at “First Take” will soon begin. One month after host Molly Qerim abruptly left the ESPN program and the network, it was announced in October 2025 that “SportsCenter” anchor Shae Cornette ...

ESPN has officially named Shae Cornette as the new host of First Take, replacing longtime anchor Molly Qerim just days before the NBA season tips off, Front Office Sports reports. Cornette will join ...

ESPN’s longtime talk show First Take made headlines Thursday morning when the network announced it has finally selected a new host following Molly Qerim’s sudden departure on Sept. 16. The replacement ...

Veteran sportscaster Molly Qerim is reportedly in the final few months of her tenure on “ESPN First Take,” the popular sports debate show. According to Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal, Qerim ...

Cam Newton and ESPN have entered into a new multi-year agreement, returning to First Take with Stephen A. Smith and Molly Qerim. This move marks an expanded partnership that reinforces Newton's ...

ESPN host Molly Qerim is excited by a new addition to "First Take." Qerim, a University of Connecticut graduate who has co-hosted the morning debate show since 2015, has seen many debate partners come ...

Molly Qerim, the longtime host of "First Take" who has been at ESPN since 2015, is leaving the company at the end of the year. The University of Connecticut graduate, who grew up in New Haven, was ...

Following reports that Molly Qerim was leaving ESPN at the end of the year, the First Take host appears to have already departed. Monday night, Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal reported Qerim ...

ESPN’s First Take has steadily increased amplifying the importance of HBCU football programs by hosting live shows from the prestigious universities on a yearly basis. And that is set to be the case ...

ESPN’s long-running daytime program "First Take" will soon lose a familiar face. On Tuesday, longtime moderator and co-host Molly Qerim announced she would leave the show and the network later this ...