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Radio Play-by-play

NCAA Div. I Men's Basketball
Sioux Falls Canaries baseball
University of Illinois baseball, softball
University of Illinois volleyball
Rockford RiverHawks baseball
Frontier League All-Star game
Northern Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Parkland College baseball, softball, basketball
High school basketball
High school football

TV Play-by-play

Midwest Professional Basketball Association
USCAA Small College Baseball World Series
NCCAA Div.-II Volleyball National Championship

News

Radio News Anchor
Radio News Reporting

Additional Radio

On-Air Personality / Talk Show Host
News Anchor & Reporting
Sportscasts
Reporting
Pregame and Postgame Hosting

Engineering

Fill-in audio engineer, Fighting Illini Sports Properties (Learfield Sports)

Related Skills

Corporate Sponsorships
Radio Advertising Sales
Radio traffic (Visual Traffic)
Emcee and public speaking
Radio automation software
Audio editing and production
Social Media
Adobe Creative Suite software (PhotoShop, Illustrator, Audition, InDesign, etc.)
MS Office

Awards

  • News-Gazette Media Employee of the Year 2016
  • 1st Place, Best Radio Play-by-Play, 2016 Illinois Broadcasters Association Silver Dome Award
  • 2015 Finalist for Illinois Broadcasters Association Silver Dome Award for Best Radio News Reporter, Best Hard News Story and Best Radio Light Feature.

Affiliations

National Sports Media Association
Sportscasters Talent Agency of America

Education

B.M.E. with High Honors, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Employment
Freelance Play-by-Play Broadcaster
2008- present

Reporter / Anchor / Sports Announcer
WDWS / WHMS / WKIO
Champaign, Ill.
September 2010 - present

Broadcasting/Media Relations Director
Champaign Swarm Professional Basketball
Champaign, Ill.
November 2014 - April 2015

Broadcasting/Media Relations Director
Sioux Falls Canaries 
Sioux Falls, S.D.
May '10 - April '14

Broadcasting / Media Assistant
Rockford RiverHawks Loves Park, Ill.
May - Sep. '09

Sports Director
WPCD 88.7 FM   Champaign, Ill.
Oct. '08 - May '09

Additional Employment

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
2005 - 2016

Indian Prairie School District
2003 - 2005, Music Educator

References

  • Brian Barnhart, Voice of University of Illinois football and men's basketball
  • Bill Czaja, Director of Corporate Sales / Promotions, Beloit Snappers (former voice of Rockford RiverHawks)
  • Jim Olander, Vice President of Broadcasting & Communications, Sioux Falls Sports
Scott is a consummate pro. He pays great attention to detail and is eager to help in areas that are outside his direct responsibilities. A true team player and a wonderful representative for his employer both on and off the air.
                                                                                                                      -Jon Chelesnik, Owner/CEO Sportscasters Talent Agency of America