Who is Jalen Rose's ex-wife, Molly Qerim? Looking at her TV career in wake of Stephen A. Smith's comments and her viral reaction to them

ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith's reaction to his co-host from "First Take" and Jalen Rose's ex-wife Molly Qerim went viral. Qerim went on a passionate rant when talking to panelist former NFL player Keyshawn Johnson.

Smith acted surprised when he saw Querim stand her ground about Johnson taking a U-turn on one of his past claims on the show. Here's the video:

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Who is Jalen Rose's ex-wife Molly Qerim? Here's a look at her TV career

Molly Qerim has been a television personality for the longest time. She started her career on CBS Network as a reporter and anchor, covering the NCAA Tournament, the U.S. Open, National Signing Day, and college football. She has also hosted The World MMA awards multiple times.

Qerim made stops at Versus, FS1 and ESPN to cover the UFC for a brief period. She is with ESPN, co-hosting one of their prime-time shows, "First Take," alongside Stephen A. Smith and various guest analysts like JJ Redick, CJ McCollum, Kendrick Perkins and others since 2015.

Qerim has also covered Super Bowls, NBA All-Star Games, MLB All-Star Games, NBA Draft and Heisman Trophy presentations.

Molly Qerim's personal details

Qerim was born in New Haven, Connecticut. She is half Italian and half Albanian. Querim went to the University of Connecticut for college, where she secured a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and a minor in Business Administration. She got her Master's Degree in broadcast journalism from Quinnipiac University.

Qerim was born on March 31st, 1984. Her net worth as of 2023 is reportedly worth $300 million, with most of her earnings coming from her hosting and broadcast journalism gigs. Qerim is also a popular personality when it comes to her social media. The "First Take" host has 499,000 followers on Instagram and 283,100 followers on Twitter.

Qerim married former NBA player Jalen Rose in July 2018. Rose is also with ESPN as an analyst. Qerim and Rose separated in 2020 after the latter filed for divorce in December 2021.

The two have continued working on ESPN, but not on the same segments or shows. Qerim has been a mainstay on "First Take," while Rose appears on various shows and has his own podcast named "Jalen & Jacoby."