Kate Scott (sportscaster)

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Kate Scott
Born1983/1984 (age 37–38)[1]
Fresno, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California at Berkeley
OccupationSports announcer, radio personality
Years active2011–present
EmployerNBC Sports Philadelphia,[2] Learfield Sports
Spouse(s)Nicole

Kate Scott is an American sportscaster who is currently the play-by-play announcer for the Philadelphia 76ers. She also calls select college football and PAC-12 basketball games on the radio and covered the Golden State Warriors until her hire by the 76ers in September 2021. Scott is the first full-time female broadcaster in the city of Philadelphia, and one of the first women to be the primary play-by-play caller for an NBA team.[3]

Biography[]

Scott was born in Fresno, California, and raised in Clovis, California.[4] She graduated from Clovis High School in 2001. She attended UC Berkeley where she majored in communications. As a sophomore, she became the school's first female "Mic Man", leading the cheers in the student section for their football games.[5][6] She wrote for The Bear Insider magazine, and its ESPN affiliated website.[7][4] She did an internship with KLLC ("Alice @ 97.3").[6] She graduated in 2005.[8] She joined Metro Networks, where she was a reporter, producer, and anchor, doing updates for a number of radio stations[6][9] including KSFO-AM, KFRC-AM, KCBS-AM, KFOG-FM, and KNBR-AM.[4] In 2007, she also did some on-screen television reporting for Cal football for CSN California.[4]

She joined KNBR full-time in 2011 where she provided sports updates for their morning show and filled in as a substitute host.[10] She also served as a television sideline reporter for the San Jose Earthquakes,[7][11][8] reported for the San Jose Giants minor league team,[4] called high school football for Comcast, and anchored a Saturday night sports program for NBC Bay Area.[11][6]

In August 2016, Scott became the first woman to call an NFL game on the radio.[6] She covered two pre-season games for the San Francisco 49ers.[10]

In December 2016, she left KNBR to join the Pac-12 Network full-time.[6] In 2017, she became the first woman play-by-play announcer for a regular season football game on the Pac-12 Network.[12] She has also anchored, hosted, and announced on multiple sports for the network.[13][11]

For International Women’s Day on March 8, 2020, she was part of the first-ever all-women broadcast crew for a National Hockey League game on NBCSN. She was the play-by-play announcer, with Olympians A. J. Mleczko and Kendall Coyne Schofield as analysts.[8][14][15][16]

In October 2020, she joined KGMZ-FM ("95.7 The Game") as a co-host of their morning show.[17][18] She continued to work with the Pac-12 Network.[11]

On March 29, 2021, for Women's History Month, she became the first woman play-by-play radio announcer for the Golden State Warriors as she and sportscasters Mary Murphy, Kerith Burke, and Chiney Ogwumike covered their game with the Chicago Bulls.[1] For the 2020 Summer Olympics, she did play-by-play for some of the men's and women's basketball team games.[19] In August 2021, she left 95.7 The Game, and joined radio host Mike Golic to call play-by-play for 13 games for the Learfield Sports radio program College Football Saturday Night.[20][21]

On September 23, 2021, it was announced that Scott would become the television play-by-play announcer for the Philadelphia 76ers, replacing Marc Zumoff. She became the second woman to do a full-time play-by-play role for a major men's professional sports team, after Lisa Byington for the Milwaukee Bucks.[3][22]

Personal life[]

While she was an intern with KLLC, Scott met and later married her wife Nicole in San Francisco.[23][24] They have a pit bull named Piper, who is a rescue.[6]

Although she is not religious, Scott says that she was raised in the Jewish faith and culture by her mother. Growing up, she attended Hebrew school and celebrated Jewish holidays. Scott is a member of the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Northern California. Her father is Methodist.[25]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Barney, Chuck (March 29, 2021). "Warriors: Kate Scott leads all-female radio crew for tonight's game". The Mercury News.
  2. ^ "Kate Scott on Pelicans Weekly - October 20, 2021". New Orleans Pelicans.
  3. ^ a b White, Emilee (October 27, 2021). "'It Has Been a Whirlwind': Kate Scott Is Taking It All In As the Voice of the Sixers". Sports Illustrated.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Speaker Faculty – Kate Scott". InterSport Brand Engagement and Content Summit (Press release). Sports Business Journal. 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  5. ^ Coyne, Allie (September 10, 2020). "'A microcosm of life': Sportscaster Kate Scott on passion, humanity in sports". The Daily Californian.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Ferris, Jack (December 23, 2019). "Kate Scott Shows Up Better Than Anyone". Barrett Sports Media.
  7. ^ a b Richter Media (May 26, 2014). "Kate Scott finds acceptance in Quakes family". San Jose Earthquakes.
  8. ^ a b c "Clovis High Grad Kate Scott Makes Broadcast History Sunday". GV Wire. March 9, 2020.
  9. ^ Demanett, Hayley (April 25, 2018). "Kate Scott and her journey to the Pac-12 Network". Association for Women in Sports Media. University of Oregon. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Kate Scott's 49ers Call is One For the Books". Inside Radio. August 12, 2016.
  11. ^ a b c d "Kate Scott – Soccer Play-By-Play Announcer". Fox Sports Press Pass. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  12. ^ Brown, PJ (August 31, 2017). "'Seasoned pro' Kate Scott ready to make Pac-12 play-by-play history". Associated Press.
  13. ^ "Yogi Roth and Kate Scott sign multi-year extensions with Pac-12 Networks". Pac-12 Network (Press release). December 19, 2019.
  14. ^ Caesar, Dan (March 6, 2020). "Kate Scott to make her NHL broadcasting debut on Blues-Blackhawks game". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  15. ^ Myers, Tracey (March 9, 2021). "Scott, Mleczko, Coyne Schofield find rhythm in all-women NHL broadcast". National Hockey League. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  16. ^ Foster, Alana (March 11, 2020). "Q&A: Kate Scott on NHL All-Women Broadcast Crew". International Broadcasting Convention. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  17. ^ "Kate Scott Leads New Morning Show At San Francisco's '95.7 The Game.'". Inside Radio. October 8, 2020.
  18. ^ Barney, Chuck (October 2, 2021). "95.7 The Game unveils new morning lineup, including Kate Scott". East Bay Times.
  19. ^ Killion, Ann (July 12, 2021). "'I know I'm breaking through': Kate Scott ready for her Olympic moment in the booth". San Francisco Chronicle.
  20. ^ "Kate Scott Exits 95.7 The Game Morning Show". Barrett Sports Media. August 18, 2021.
  21. ^ "Mike Golic And Kate Scott To Call Games On 'College Football Saturday Night.'". Inside Radio. September 2, 2021.
  22. ^ Kroichick, Ron (September 23, 2021). "Bay Area broadcaster Kate Scott to become television voice of 76ers". San Francisco Chronicle.
  23. ^ Bingham, Roger (March 11, 2020). "Jock Talk: Out broadcaster blazes a trail". Bay Area Reporter.
  24. ^ Greger, Mike (October 7, 2021). "Sixers Exclusive: Kate Scott Shattering Ceilings, Channeling Allen Iverson". Heavy.
  25. ^ Saffren, Jarrad (October 14, 2021). "New 76ers Voice Details Her Jewish Background". Jewish Exponent.

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