Stuart Scott, a longtime anchor of ESPN, died on January 4, 2015, at the age of 49. Though he is not with us he is still admired and taken as an idol by people who are willing to get into sports journalism. He even inspired his colleagues with his sheer talent and dedication towards his work.
Stuart Scott was born as Stuart Orlando Scott. He was born on July 19, 1965. His place of birth was Chicago, Illinois, USA. Regarding his ethnicity and nationality, he was African-American journalist for famous sports network ESPN. His star sign was cancer.
Stuart Scott was an anchor and sportscaster on ESPN. Mostly, noticed for his contribution as an anchor on SportsCenter. He is still famous for his unique style of anchoring. He was mostly known for his hip-hop style and use of catchphrases. He joined ESPN in 1993. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various local television stations.
Stuart Scott went to Mount Tabor High School for 9th and 10th grade and then completed his final two years at Richard J. Reynolds High School. He graduated in 1983. During high school years, he was a captain of the football team and excelled in ran track too. Later on, he enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He graduated in speech communication from the UNC.
Prior to ESPN, he worked with several channels and network. He started his career with WPDE-TV in Florence, South Carolina as a news reporter and weekend sports. After that, he worked for WRAL-TV, and WESH, an NBC affiliate in Orlando. He spent the majority of his career with ESPN Network. In 2002, he named studio host for the NBA on ESPN and in 2008; he became the lead host.
Stuart Scott was a married man. He married his longtime girlfriend Kimberly Scott 1993. However, their marriage did not sustain long. They separated after 14 years of their marriage in 2007. Together, they have two daughters named, Taelor and Sydni. At the time of his death, he was in an affair with Kristin Spodobalski.
Stuart Scott has a health issue throughout his life. Whether was his appendix problem or cancer, he was continuously struggling with health-related issues. After suspicion of cancer in the year 2010, he diagnosed in 2011 and 2013 and successfully went through the surgery. However, he never seemed recovered properly and finally died in 2015.
On July 16, 2014, Stuart Scott was honored at the ESPY Awards, with the Jimmy V Award for his ongoing battle with cancer.
Although, Stuart Scott left this world, but he will always remain in the heart of his admirers. His contribution towards the world of media is noteworthy. He was popular on social media. He had an account on Twitter. While he was alive, Scott was one of the richest sports anchors. His salary was outstanding and held the net worth of $15 million. He has the contract of $ 2 million as salary with ESPN.
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