When did Molly Qerim join ESPN? Net worth and tenure explored as First Take host reportedly leaving the show

TV personality Molly Qerim is reportedly set to exit the First Take show, which she has been hosting since 2015.

According to a report by Sports Business Journal, although Qerim was offered a renewed contract by ESPN, she chose not to continue. She joined the sports media company in 2006.

According to Celebrity Net Worth, she has a net value of $2 million. Some of shows she was involved with include SEC Tonight, Bracket Breakdown, Full Court Press, and others.

She became a host on ESPN’s College Football Live. She was also the co-host on Campus Connection. On First Take, she worked with Stephen A. Smith.

Earlier this year, Molly Qerim announced that she had decided to take some time off from the show. At the time, she shared an Instagram post, writing:

“Another NBA szn in the books. Thank y'all for rocking with us 10 yrs & counting. Time to work on my tan-lines, shut my brain off & be with the fam. See ya in a few weeks. Grateful always, MQ.”

In an interview with New Era Cup earlier this year, Molly Qerim reflected on her career, sharing that from the age of 12, she dreamed of becoming a journalist or TV host. She used to collect magazine profiles of journalists and study their careers. She always knew this was her path, and her goal was to build a platform to help as many people as possible.

Molly Qerim on raising awareness for endometriosis and the new format of First Take

Molly Qerim has been vocal about a lot of issues. In an interview with EndoTV in 2024 at an event, she spoke up about the awareness around endometriosis. When the interviewer asked why that day was important, she said:

“Tonight is so important to me for the awareness and the exposure of one in ten, and being one in ten and honestly I attended Blossom ball I want to say maybe almost ten years ago, eight years ago and I never planned on speaking out.”

She went on:

“I wanted to just sit in the back and just take it all in and then hearing all the other young girls and women's stories I felt like I have to speak out it's my obligation to see so many people suffering and that's why tonight is so beautiful because so many people are coming together.”

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In 2022, she sat down on the Sports Illustrated Podcast, where she explained that when First Take switched to a new format with different debaters each day of the week, it gave her a bigger role on the show.

Molly Qerim hadn’t expected that, but it happened naturally. At first, she worried the audience might not like the rotating format since people often prefer a fixed group, but after about six months, she saw that it worked well and felt consistent.

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