FIRST Take co-host Molly Qerim wowed fans as the show taped a new set in Chicago.
The ESPN debate show will welcome special guests from the NFL and the music world this morning.
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It will be recorded in front of a live audience at the National Association of Black Journalists conference in the Windy City.
And Qerim shared behind-the-scenes photos with his followers on Instagram.
The glamorous presenter posed in a blue outfit with huge white cuffs in some elevator photos.
Fans were big fans of her bold choice,
“Just like the inner and outer beauty of the perfectly cut diamond,” wrote one.
“Beauty is the best,” added a second.
“You are beautiful,” posted a third.
Qerim will be joined on stage by Stephen A. Smith in the Windy City.
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Chicago Bears DJ Moore and rookie quarterback Caleb Williams are scheduled to make an entrance.
There will also be entertainment from hip-hop superstar and Chicago native Chance the Rapper by ESPNPR.
“Admission is free and exclusive to NABJ attendees only,” Molly told viewers last month.
Qerim took an unexpected break from First Take yesterday.
The 40-year-old anchor was replaced by Christine Williamson on Thursday’s edition of the sports debate show.
Qerim’s absence continues a trend mirrored in recent weeks on ESPN’s morning flagship.
Molly Qerim’s life in the spotlight
Molly Qerim rose through the ranks to become one of ESPN’s biggest stars.
The popular sports presenter began her media career in 2006 at ESPN and spent four years with the network.
She then covered college basketball and football for the CBS Sports Network in New York.
Qerim balanced this with hosting duties for the NFL Network in Los Angeles – fronting NFLAM and NFL Fantasy Live.
The host returned to ESPN in 2015 and immediately took on the role of First Take anchor.
And Qerim has been a popular and ever-present host of the daily sports debate show ever since.
She recently enjoyed a two-week vacation away from the show, which airs every weekday morning on the network in the 10 a.m. prime time slot.
The show went through several personnel and programming changes while its trio of stars took a well-deserved break.
Smith returns just days after fans begged him to return and stop the show from “falling apart.”
He has appeared on First Take just three times since July 2nd.
Qerim appeared to already be in Chicago when Thursday’s show aired from ESPN’s Seaport Studios in New York.
She uploaded a short video to Instagram of her eating a tray of New York Giants candy.
“People are nicer in the Midwest,” she told her 673,000 Instagram fans.
Qerim vacationed out West, visiting Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park.
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