JUST IN: Inquirer Confirms Our Stephen A. Story by: PhawkerPosted on: August 22, 2007November 20, 2022 BY PETER MUCHA/INQUIRER STAFF WRITER Inquirer columnist Stephen A. Smith is due to resume his career as a reporter, where he made his name as a beat writer for the Sixers and the NBA. William K. Marimow, the newspaper’s top editor, said this morning: “Stephen A. Smith is an excellent reporter. He’s got a huge reservoir of sources in the sports world, and we want him to return to reporting.” Marimow declined further comment. * PHAWKER EXCLUSIVE: Stephen A. Smith Stripped Of Inquirer Column