Scott Reiss is an Emmy Award-winning American sportscaster. He is currently the sports director for the

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affiliate

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. He was previously the voice of

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athletics for 10 years, handling play-by-play duties for

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football and basketball. He previously worked as a sports anchor/reporter at KTVU, the Fox affiliate in the Bay Area. Reiss also worked for

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and Comcast SportsNet California, where he hosted ''SportsNet Central'', as well as pre- and post-game shows for the

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, and

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. Prior to that, Reiss was an anchor at

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, where he hosted shows including '' College GameNight'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and

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. In addition, he was a fill-in host for both '' College Football Live'' and ''

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''. He also hosted ''ESPN Radio College Gameday'' with analysts

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and Trevor Matich. Before joining ESPN, Reiss worked as a sports/news anchor and reporter at WUTR-TV in

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from 1995 to 1997, and sports director at

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from 1997 to 2000. Reiss is the author of the

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best-seller, ''Where They Were Then: Sportscasters'', which features first-person stories from nationally renowned sports broadcasters about their experiences breaking into the industry. Contributors to the book include

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, Jaymee Sire,

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, John Buccigross,

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, Bill Pidto, Steve Bunin,

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, Neil Everett, and

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. Reiss was born in

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and raised in

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. He is a graduate of

with a bachelor's degree in communications in 1993 and a master's degree in sociology in 1994.

References

SportsCastingJobs.com interview with Scott Reiss

External links

ESPN.tv bio

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