Why is Molly Qerim leaving 'First Take'? Longtime ESPN host announces shocking departure from network

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Why is Molly Qerim leaving 'First Take'? Longtime ESPN host announces shocking departure from network

As "First Take" continues its run as one of ESPN's flagship morning programs, a massive change is coming.

Longtime host Molly Qerim will be leaving the network at the end of 2025, she confirmed with an Instagram story on Tuesday, Sept. 16. The news first surfaced in a report from Sports Business Journal one day prior. The decision ends a 10-year ESPN run for Qerim, who became the host and moderator of "First Take" in 2015.

Why is Qerim leaving "First Take?" Here is what to know about the seismic decision that will change the morning program as sports fans have come to know it.

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Why is Molly Qerim leaving 'First Take'?