Overview

• Sports Business Journal reported the planned year-end departure and said ESPN offered a new deal she chose not to accept.
• Qerim announced she will step away from the show, thanking viewers and colleagues in her Instagram Story.
• She has moderated First Take since 2015 after initially serving as a fill-in host earlier that year.
• Qerim joined ESPN in 2006 and previously worked at NFL Network and CBS Sports Network.
• ESPN has not named a successor or set her final show date, and Qerim hinted at further updates by writing “Stay tuned.”