Stephen A Smith recalls hearing a 'pop' at WHCA Dinner ESPN host Stephen A Smith discusses the scary WHCA Dinner shooting and harsh political rhetoric on 'Hannity.' After about a 10-year hiatus, Skip Bayless was back on ESPN’s First Take battling against his familiar foe, Stephen A. Smith.  Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless attend The Paley Center for Media 2014 Spring Benefit Dinner at 583 Park Avenue in New York City on May 28, 2014. (Getty Images) From debating where LeBron James ranks on