Deanii Andrea Scott (pronounced ; born October 3, 1990), known professionally as Scottie Beam, is an American media personality, model, and podcaster. She is best known as a former producer at

Hot 97 WQHT (97.1 FM, ''Hot 97'') is a commercial radio station, licensed to New York, New York, which broadcasts an urban contemporary music format. The station is owned by Mediaco Holding and operated by Emmis Communications under a shared service ...

, where she worked for ten years, and as a former co-host on '' State of the Culture''. She previously co-hosted the podcasts ''Black Girl Podcast'' and ''Okay, Now Listen''.

Early life

Deanii Scott was born and raised in the

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, New York. Her mother, Shaila Scott, has been a DJ for 107.5 WBLS for decades.

Career

Scottie Beam began her radio career first working for

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's street team, and then at

. She attended

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but soon dropped out and returned to New York to pursue a career in music. Scottie worked as digital producer for

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and then returned to Hot 97 to produce first for

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and then for

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. After ten years at Hot 97, she then took a role as co-host for

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's '' State of the Culture'' and left in 2019. She has worked as a model for brands such as

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, Foot Locker, and

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. She has spoken on issues related to black women, such as

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. In 2017, Scottie began co-hosting a podcast with four other women (Rebecca "Bex" Francois, Sapphira Martin, Alysha Pamphile, and Gia Peppers), all of whom used to work for Hot 97. ''Black Girl Podcast'' focuses on pop culture and issues relevant to young women in the professional world. In July 2017, she

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about being physically attacked by a security guard at Queen's Knockdown Center. She hosted the 2019 Netflix special ''Rhythm + Flow:The Aftershow''. In April 2020, it was announced that Scottie would co-host a bi-weekly podcast with

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journalist Sylvia Obell called ''Okay, Now Listen'', sponsored by Netflix's Strong Black Lead initiative. The podcast is described as "two Black women discuss ngwhat they're dealing with at any given moment — from belting out gospel to speaking candidly about sex — with a firmly Black cultural frame of reference." The podcast is produced in conjunction with

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. The show ended production in July 2022. As of July 2023 Scottie is co-hosting her second podcast with Sylvia Obell'', The Scottie and Sylvia Show'', produced by

Issa Rae Jo-Issa Rae Diop (born January 12, 1985), credited professionally as Issa Rae, is an American actress, writer, producer, and comedian. Rae first garnered attention for her work on the YouTube web series ''Awkward Black Girl''. Since 2011, Rae h ...

's production company Raedio.

Awards and nominations

* 2022 – Nominee,

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for Culture & Lifestyle Campaigns (for ''Get You A Me'')

Filmography

References

External links

Scottie Beam
on

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* *
Get You A Me
' on

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