ESPN has chosen SportsCenter anchor Shae Cornette to take over as host of its flagship daytime talk show First Take .

Molly Qerim , who hosted of the show headlined by Stephen A. Smith for 10 years, abruptly resigned in mid-September . A rotating series of fill-ins, including Cornette, sat in the host chair in recent weeks.

Cornette will officially begin as host on November 3.

The role of host on First Take is not for the faint of heart. Qerim won a lot of respect, including from ESPN staffers, with her knack for calmly reining in Smith and the voluble personalities debating him. The reliable block of daytime programming, as well as frequent social media buzz generated by the show, is a large part of why ESPN agreed to sign Smith to a 5-year contract worth a reported $1

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