Scott Graham facts for kids

Scott Graham (born June 10, 1965) is an American sportscaster. A sportscaster is someone who talks about sports on TV or radio. He used to be the main TV announcer for the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team. He has also worked with NFL Films, which makes movies about football, and hosted a show called The NFL on Westwood One.

Early Life and Education

Scott Graham was born in Belleville, New Jersey on June 10, 1965. He went to Pingry School in New Jersey. After that, he studied at the University of Pennsylvania. He earned a degree in political science there.

Scott Graham's Career

Scott Graham has had a long and exciting career in sports broadcasting. He has worked on many different sports, from college games to professional leagues.

Calling College Sports

Scott started his career as a student. He announced football and basketball games for his college radio station, WXPN. After college, he worked as a sports director at a radio station in Delaware.

From 1990 to 1992, he called college football games for Delaware State University. Then, he announced games for the University of Pennsylvania for three years. He also called Philadelphia's Big Five basketball games on WPHT-AM from 1992 to 1998.

In 1994, Scott hosted a national baseball call-in show. He also called big college football games for the American Sports Radio Network. In 1996, he joined Comcast Network as an announcer for many different sports events.

Scott was the narrator for the Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet from 2012 to 2020. This is a fun show where puppies play football! His former Phillies partner, Harry Kalas, also narrated the show before him. Scott also does voiceover work for a WWE Network show called Rivalries.

He called the 2016 and 2018 NCAA Final Four basketball games for TruTV. He was part of a special "Team Stream" broadcast for Villanova University.

Working with the Phillies

Scott Graham first joined the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team in 1991. He hosted the pre-game and post-game shows until the 2000 season. In 1999, he also became a play-by-play announcer for the team. A play-by-play announcer describes the action of the game as it happens.

He would announce different parts of the game on both radio and TV. After every Phillies win, he had a special saying: "Put this one in the win column for the Fightin' Phils!" Another famous saying of his was for home runs: "That ball is gone-a!"

In 2006, Scott's contract with the Phillies was not renewed. He was considered for jobs with the San Diego Padres and New York Mets, but those positions went to other announcers.

NFL and Other Sports

From 1999 to 2003, Scott called NFL and NFL Europe games for Fox. NFL Europe was a professional American football league in Europe.

In 2006, he started working as a pre-game host for Sunday Night Football on Westwood One radio. In 2009, he became the main studio host for almost all NFL games on Westwood One.

Scott also co-hosted a baseball show on SiriusXM satellite radio in 2009. He left that show in 2010.

Also in 2009, Scott became the voice of Inside the NFL on Showtime. He took over this role from his late friend and colleague, Harry Kalas. He also does pre-game and post-game NFL coverage for Westwood One radio. Scott was even the public address system announcer for three Super Bowls: Super Bowl XLVIII, Super Bowl XLIX, and Super Bowl 50. This means his voice was heard throughout the stadium during these huge games!

KYW News Radio

In 2023, Scott Graham joined KYW, a major news radio station in Philadelphia. He now works there as a radio news anchor.

Personal Life

Scott Graham lives in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. This area is a suburb of Philadelphia.

Sources

• MLB.com – Philadelphia Phillies: Broadcasters