Scott Van Pelt
American sportscaster
Scott Van Pelt (born July 9, 1966) is an American sportscaster and sports talk show host employed by The Walt Disney Company including ESPN and ABC. He is a long time anchor of key editions of SportsCenter, served as the co-host of SVP & Russillo alongside Ryen Russillo on ESPN Radio and hosts various major golf events for the network. For the 2023–24 NFL season, Van Pelt took over as host of Monday Night Countdown.
Early life and education
Van Pelt was born in Brookeville, Maryland. He graduated from the University of Maryland in 1988 with a degree in radio/television and film. He is a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
Career
Van Pelt began his career in sportscasting in 1990 at WTTG, a Fox affiliate in Washington, D.C. From 1995 to 2000, Van Pelt worked for Golf Channel, where he was a studio host for some of the network's signature programs. He left the channel in 2001 to join ESPN, where he serves as a SportsCenter anchor and is one of the network's top golf correspondents, covering major tournaments such as the Masters Tournament. After acquiring the cable rights to the tournament, Van Pelt appeared on ESPN's coverage of The Open Championship. He is a prominent personality for ESPN Radio, where he was the co-host of Tirico and Van Pelt alongside Mike Tirico before the program was canceled and replaced with Van Pelt's own three-hour program, The Scott Van Pelt Show in 2009. The show was renamed SVP & Russillo in October 2012 with Van Pelt working with Ryen Russillo.
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