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Stuart Scott
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Stuart Scott
Born (1965-07-19) July 19, 1965 (age 59)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
OccupationSportscaster
WebsiteStuart Scott at ESPN

Stuart Scott (born July 19, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American sportscaster for ESPN, most visibly as an anchor on SportsCenter. Scott attended Richard J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, NC and later the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) where he was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and on-air talent at student-run radio station WXYC. Scott graduated from UNC in 1987 with a bachelor of arts in speech communication. Following graduation he worked as a reporter at a small South Carolina television station for six years. In 1993, he left NBC affiliate WESH in Orlando, FL to join the cast of SportsCenter, and has been there since. Scott lives with his wife Kim and his two daughters in Connecticut.

Style and Popularity

At SportsCenter Scott was part of a duo with Rich Eisen which made both famous. His use of non-standard English elevated his profile as a sports broadcaster, but also made him the target of criticism.[1] Tim Meadows and Finesse Mitchell parodied him on Saturday Night Live.

Television shows

Beside SportsCenter, Scott has been the host of a number of television shows. He recently hosted the ESPN series Dream Job, the network's talent search for a new SportsCenter anchor. Scott hosted the live special of David Blaine's "Drowned Alive" stunt in 2006. Stuart also hosted the ESPN/ESPN Classic game shows "Stump the Schwab" (2004-present) and "Teammates" (summer 2005).

His eye

He had a couple of cornea transplants when he was younger. Then when he worked out at a Jets minicamp a few years ago a ball came out of the Jugs machine and hit him in the eye requiring a couple of surgeries. Now he wears really thick glasses, and they have to bring the TelePrompTer up close.


Filmography

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