Shae Cornette is named as Molly Qerim's replacement as host of ESPN's 'First Take'

“First Take” has a caller host.

Longtime “SportsCenter” anchor Shae Cornette volition determination implicit to the fashionable sports statement amusement that stars expert Stephen A. Smith, ESPN announced Thursday morning.

Cornette is 1 of respective radical to capable successful arsenic impermanent big aft Molly Qerim near the amusement past month.

“Hosting First Take is nary casual assignment. It requires confidence, toughness, and existent sports penetration — and Shae brings each of that and more,” Smith, who is besides the show’s enforcement producer, said successful a connection released by ESPN. “I’ve seen her bid the table with poise and passionateness each clip she’s hosted. She’s the existent deal, and I’m thrilled to person her officially articulation the team.”

Cornette joined ESPN successful 2020 and has regularly appeared connected the network’s workplace and vigor shows. Her last amusement arsenic “SportsCenter” anchor is scheduled for Oct. 25.

“I consciousness acceptable to measurement into this relation and cognize I tin adhd to the already palmy marque that ‘First Take’ is,” Cornette said. “From my days successful vigor to hosting ‘SportsCenter’ and present ‘First Take,’ my travel astatine ESPN has been 1 of growth, challenge, and opportunity. ‘First Take’’s energy, position and passionateness represents everything I emotion astir sports, and I’m excited to bring much of that to the statement table each weekday morning.”