We just put our head down and get back to work. Philadelphia can be a tough television market, and Scott has little connection to the region, beyond calling a handful of games for the Atlantic 10 conference. See Photos. Kate Scott will be the new TV voice of the Philadelphia 76ers The Sixers reportedly have a new play by play voice. His main point was simply that the Thunder's aggressiveness in that situation invited a stout defensive response, so it doesn't make sense to complain about Embiid's thunderous block. @alaatweets Alaa Abdelnabys I could care less comment was extraordinarily stupid on two fronts. The Milwaukee Bucks hired Lisa Byington in August, about a month before the Sixers tapped Scott. Because I didnt have somebody, right?. I think he put it really well when he said, Look, I didnt set out to be the first black anything and Im sure you didnt set out to be the first woman anything, Scott recalled of that conversation. She did. So its really important for us to be vocal about supporting each other and other women in this industry. Team-specific broadcasts always have a bit of a hometown bias, and Abdelnaby should be more aware that Sixers fans aren't the only ones watching. Scott provided play-by-play with Olympians A.J. Scott joined the networks in 2015. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kate went back to her radio roots in 2020. Kim is famous for her stunning curves that go in all directions. Screw you, Milwaukee! When Scotts news landed shortly after, Byington let out a relieved, Oh, thank you, because now I have a friend.. She currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area. Scott already had committed to a 13-game national college football package, so she traveled every weekend to complete that assignment, forcing her to miss five Sixers games. [17][18] She continued to work with the Pac-12 Network. Ready for their debut! Kate Scott. Kate does that, and she knows the game of basketball. I'm not there yet with Kate, but I am headed in that direction. Shout outs to Josh Giddey for a great game that should shut up all the draft-night haters.And the opposite of a shout out to Alaa Abdelnaby for this pretty disgusting call when Embiid wiped the 19 year old out. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. She was beyond ready. Chambers has touched the lives of countless LGBT athletes as a basketball leader, medal-winner and friend. Were just doing what we love, and this has been the next step in each of our journeys, so I completely agreed and that obviously got us off to a great start., Kate Scott makes her #Sixers debut tonight. Kate Scott is an American journalist and the first woman to call an NFL game on the radio, and the first to call football for Pac-12 Networks. Together we rise, baby.Together we rise. Its major, Burke said. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. And the first person not named Marc Zumoff to do it since 1994. These 300 men did. Jane Scott, a California native and sports media veteran, will lead our network's Sixers coverage alongside analyst Alaa Abdelnaby and follow in the footsteps of the legendary Marc Zumoff, who retired after the 2020-21 NBA season. Former Bay Area broadcaster Kate Scott became only the second woman to fill a full-time, play-by-play role for an NBA team when the Philadelphia 76ers hired her in September. In her first meeting with head coach Doc Rivers, the two rapped in his office and discussed the human element. Expectations are high as the 76ers approach the start of a new NBA season Tuesday night in Boston against the Celtics. It was either my junior or senior year at [the University of California] when I first heard Beth Mowins and Pam Ward calling football for ESPN, Scott says. One of the hardest things to do is to just be yourself on the air, because theres so much else going on during a game and you need to give viewers a reason to listen and feel like they know you.. Scott is quick-witted and jovial, and opened her first game by joking that Marc Zumoff looks different all the sudden., The catchphrases that everybodys itching for, those are just going to come naturally over time, Scott said. I was Sam Everett on a news station in Sacramento, I was Kate Scott on KFOG in the afternoons with Big Rick, and then at night I was also Kate Scott on KCBS from 7 to 11 p.m. Advertisement ', "95.7 The Game unveils new morning lineup, including Kate Scott", "Kate Scott Exits 95.7 The Game Morning Show", "Mike Golic And Kate Scott To Call Games On 'College Football Saturday Night. 1,363 following. You're an 18, 19, 25 yr old guy who feels comfortable saying awful things to a woman? Scott, a veteran Bay Area announcer who's broken broadcasting barriers for years, will become the first woman ever to handle play-by-play duties for the Warriors' radio broadcast, according to. Kate was born on May 3, 1983, in Fresno, California, United States. Sep 27, 2022. Im not out for me, Scott said. Here are just a few accolades: 1st woman to call men's Olympic basketball. She is much more of a 30FF. The comfort that another person was going through a similar experience has helped them keep the blinders on, Byington said, as two passionate fan bases got used to a new person and a new sound replacing two broadcasting legends in the Sixers Marc Zumoff and the Bucks Jim Paschke. Suspend Ben Simmons indefinitely. It also wasn't as malicious as his critics are making it out to be. Because every time she puts it out there, theres a chance that an aspiring broadcaster from our community will hear it for the first time and say, I can do that., . Road trip! After watching some of the greats like Linda Cohn and Robin Roberts on SportsCenter, Scott knew by the time she headed off to college that she wanted to get into sports broadcasting with the goal of becoming a sideline reporter or studio anchor. In it, he attempted to highlight the biggest LGBQT+ names in the industry except he couldnt track down any save for one minor league hockey announcer. Where is she and why is she locked up?! It just so happens that privilege her words, not mine make the Cal-Berkeley grad the brightest beacon of hope for those who dont even know they want to be the next great sportscaster. But Scott didnt get the job because shes a woman, and sources at NBC Sports Philadelphia said executives werent trying to make a statement by hiring her. The interview went well and Scott, a Cal alum who had lived in the Bay Area for her entire career, was growing excited about the possibility of calling Philadelphia 76ers games. On Wednesday, Scott, 38, will begin her tenure as the teams play-by-play announcer on NBC Sports Philadelphia against the New Orleans Pelicans. [4] She graduated from Clovis High School in 2001. Kate Scott cannot wait to tackle-hug Lisa Byington on Tuesday. 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The sports world as a whole is moving in that direction.. 0:07. !, But were here for a reason. Kate Scott is the first woman ever to be a major pro sports play-by-play announcer in Philadelphia. Christina Hendricks You could just tell from the audition tape, Abdelnaby said. It was really hard the first number of months, Scott said. The California native Clovis, near Fresno never understood the bad reputation. Follow. 10:00pm-12:00am America Tonight With Kate Delaney Thursday 12:00am-3:00am America at Night with Rich Valdes 3:00am-5:00am Doug Stephan's Good Day 5:00am-6:00am America In The Morning 6:00am-9:00am WakeUp! I cover COVID-19, the media, and national stories that have interest in Philly. Kate Scott and Lisa Byington made history and supported each other along the way: 'Only one person on Earth understands'. The saddest thing for me personally is the majority of mean messages Ive received since landing in Philly havent been from the usual old man yells at cloud club. Previously, Kate worked for Pac-12 Networks. Back in the Bay Area, good friend Kerith Burke who covers the Warriors for NBC Sports Bay Area proudly watches from afar. Kate Scott balanced her optimism with a dose of realism. As a result, she became Philadelphia's first full-time female broadcaster. Since then, they have regularly checked in with each other throughout the rigors of an 82-game NBA schedule. Dougray Scott has left the CW's Batwoman after two seasons. Wednesday March 11, 2020. Kate handles the sports updates daily from 6a-10a during the Murph and Mac Show and also acts as a fill-in host when the boys are away. While it has not been confirmed, a number of fans have claimed on social media that Kate Scott has . 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. No offense to Giddey, I could care less. 16.2k Followers, 1,363 Following, 945 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Kate Scott (@katetscott) katetscott. Kate Scott's age is 39. So even though we obviously dont look or sound anything alike, the way that he just put his head down and worked, he was kind of like Im here and Im gonna kick your a**, so either figure out a way to beat me or deal with it. I just love that swagger and his attitude and that really spoke to me., We really all pretended we were Iverson growing up Welcome and kick ass @katetscott https://t.co/FCHWflk5l5, Adam Lefkoe (@AdamLefkoe) September 24, 2021. Among her many accomplishments, Scott became the first woman to call an NFL game on the radio, was the first woman to call a Golden State Warriors game, the first woman to call football for Pac-12 Networks, and was the play-by-play announcer for the first all-women NHL broadcast in the U.S. Scott also became the first woman to call Olympic mens basketball as part of NBC Sports coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Games, covering both mens and womens hoops. Mark Chambers departs gay basketball leadership after 30+ years in the sport. After a professor wrote about the hierarchy of penises in the locker room, he was flooded with questions and pictures. So how did a California native and UC Berkeley graduate without ties to Philadelphia and nearly no experience calling NBA games become the new voice of the Sixers? Scott knew the stereotype of Phillys passionate, edgy sports fans, who once booed Santa Claus and another time threw batteries at a baseball player. The move makes Scott the second woman with the title in the NBA, or any major mens sports league for that matter, happening days after the Bucks named Lisa Byington as the first full-time woman play-by-play announcer in the league. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). She, however, continues to call games for the Networks, NBC Sports, the West Coast Conference, and Stadium in 2021. National exclusive tonight. Heres who has offered big bucks so far. When it was Scotts turn, Sixers color analyst Alaa Abdelnaby was sick and wasnt able to test alongside her. As is usually the case in these situations, the pitchfork reaction becomes more troubling than the offense. Trans powerlifter JayCee Cooper wins discrimination suit against USA Powerlifting. The saddest thing for me personally is the majority of mean messages I've received since landing in Philly haven't been from the usual 'old man yells at cloud' club. Thanks to being public as her authentic self in her high profile job with the Sixers, Scott has fulfilled her goal in becoming that person. Now shell be speaking to Sixers fans on an almost nightly basis 73 of their 82 regular-season games, plus two preseason contests and shattering ceilings in the process. Forget Philadelphia sports history, Scotts presence in the Sixers broadcast booth is knocking down medians coast to coast. We watched her hook up with the Pac-12 Networkwe watched her get inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Tucson 9:00am-10:00am Winn Tucson 10:00am-12:00pm The Hugh Hewitt Show 12:00pm-1:00pm Bill Buckmaster 1:00pm-4:00pm The Ramsey Show 4:00pm-6:00pm Kate holds an American nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. She knew all the television executives around her were born and raised in Philadelphia. She currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area. Kate Scott, right, and Lisa Byington have dinner. Sports broadcaster Kate Scott told me that she doesn't consider herself a trailblazer. , The minds of those doing the hiring are opening very quickly. They were once pigeonholed into sideline reporting roles, but now Byington and Scott are stretching the boundaries as play-by-play broadcasters. Beloved Phillies announcer Harry Kalas was from Chicago, and like Scott, began in the shadow of a local legend in his case, Bill Campbell before winning over fans. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. Kate Scott (@katetscott) January 4, 2022. Scott wants to be known as the TV Voice of the Sixers instead of The Woman Announcer on Sixers Broadcasts. And Zumoff her support rock and sounding board already provided the blueprint on how to win over the Philly faithful during a recent lunch meeting. In telling her coming out story to Fubos Julie Stewart-Binks, Scott acknowledged what being open about her sexuality meant for other aspiring LGBTQ voices: I told myself if I ever got to a point where I was confident and comfortable in my abilities as a broadcaster, I was gonna be out because I wanted other people who are a part of our community to have somebody. "The network has hired Kate Scott to. Not every bucket is exciting. 945 posts. On Wednesday, Scott, 38, will begin her tenure as the team's play-by-play announcer on NBC Sports Philadelphia against the New Orleans Pelicans. Kate currently serves as a FOX Sports play-by-play announcer for the networks CONMEBOL Copa America and CONCACAF Gold Cup coverage. While she has largely dismissed the harsh criticisms (some even coming from Sixers fans), Scott took to Twitter on Tuesday to share her frustrations. [11], On March 29, 2021, she became the first woman to call a Golden State Warriors game (and the first to do play-by-play of any NBA game on the radio) as she and sportscasters Mary Murphy, Kerith Burke, and Chiney Ogwumike covered the Warriors game against the Chicago Bulls. Were seeing a lot more diversity across all of sports, when it comes to officials and ownership and coaches. Despite her talent and passion, Scott said she didnt see play-by-play in her future when she graduated from college in 2005 she thought sideline reporting and studio work would be her ceiling. The 76ers got back in the win column Sunday night with a 115-103 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, led by a 28-point performance from Seth Curry and a reliable night at the office from Joel Embiid. Scott cant articulate enough positive adjectives about her new home after signing on to succeed Marc Zumoff as the Voice of the Philadelphia 76ers. It would be a dream job for anyone, but the gig means even more for a girl who imagined she was Allen Iverson while shooting hoops in the driveway. No offense to Giddy, I could care less. Again, dont think Scott is doing any of this for herself. Watch extended celebrity guest interviews, comedy sketches, parodies, games, and, of . Kate Scott she/her/hers. Im still struggling to wrap my head around the fact that people are now referring to me as the voice of the Philadelphia 76ers. Scott threw everything she could into two suitcases, as she put it, and moved to an Airbnb in Philadelphia (her wife, Nicole, will join her next month). Scott has been heartened by the response of Sixers fans, most of whom have embraced her and praised her enthusiasm and knowledge of basketball. But Kate making fun of him and calling him old, or biased etc just makes it worse for me IMO. bad. Pilot. ', Torch handoff complete. They also reminded Scott she was eminently qualified for the job. Chris Forsberg NBC Sports , Celtics, Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Wife, Salary, and Net Worth, Matt Devlin Toronto Raptors, Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Wife, Salary, And Net Worth, Copyright 2023 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes, List of States in the US, Alphabetical list of States in the U.S., and Abbreviation of States in United States. It's okay to just talk at times. That was the first time weve really heard you just let go. I was calling football [in addition to the Sixers]. Actress: Rising Sun. Michael Tanenbaum New Philadelphia 76ers play-by-play announcer Kate Scott will make her NBA debut on Oct. 7. [6], Although she is not religious, Scott says that she was raised in the Jewish faith and culture by her mother. Already a trailblazer as the second woman to become a full-time broadcaster in NBA history and the first female play-by-play announcer in Philadelphia, Scott has also become one of the most prominent LGBTQ figures in all of sports TV and radio. Published Oct 20, 2021 Kate Scott has one of the hardest jobs in Philadelphia at the moment: replacing Marc Zumoff as the new voice of the 76ers. It was all white men.. Also, these are the highlights; not the . Embiid threw himself into a leaping block and absolutely blew up the play, sending Giddy into the stanchion at full force. New Sixers play-by-play announcer on NBC Sports Philadelphia, Kate Scott, before the Sixers played the Toronto Raptors in a preseason game. 0. Scott was one of 80 sportscasters NBC Sports Philadelphia considered to replace Zumoff. While Scott was hesitant to take the jobshe had not called any games before this momenta former coworker told her the men who also interviewed for the position had no experience calling games, either. But Scott and Byington, who call games for the Sixers and Bucks, respectively, will also acknowledge the magnitude of their roles. Scott and Byington met for the first time while calling the Tokyo Olympics last summer, and they felt an immediate sense of trust. Zumoff, a popular figure on the Philadelphia sports scene, helped ease Scotts transition.
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