Scott Stanford
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 30, 1966 Haverstraw, New York, U.S.[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Scott Stanford[1] |
| Debut | 2009 |
Scott Stanford (born August 30, 1966) is an American entertainment host, news/sports anchor and commentator. Stanford can be seen co-hosting The Suki & Scott Show on digital and broadcast platforms. Since Sept of 2023, Scott can also be heard anchoring morning newscasts on 1010WINS/92.3FM in NYC. Scott was also anchoring sports at CBS Sports HQ. Scott was recently the main sports anchor on PIX11 NY as well as co-host along with Sukanya Krishnan on the WPIX11 Morning Show. Along with Tamsen Fadal, he was co-anchor of WPIX-TV in New York City's weeknight 5 pm and 10 pm newscasts until July 2014. Stanford previously worked for WWE for 15 years as a host for This Week in WWE, Bottom Line and Afterburn on the WWE Network. Scott can also be heard occasionally hosting on 77 WABC Radio in New York and doing stand up comedy for various charity organizations.
Sports anchor (2002-2008, 2009-2013, 2014–present)
At WCBS Newsradio 880, Stanford received the 2002 and 2003 "AIR Award," which recognized him as the best radio sports anchor in the New York City market. Stanford is also six-time New York Emmy Award-winning sportscaster for "On-Camera Achievement." He also started working for WNYW-TV, where he was the post-game reporter for the New York Yankees baseball team, along with hosting/reporting duties for the New York Giants Football pre-game kickoff shows. Scott's "Know Your Foe" Giants quiz segment has also received an award from the Associated Press. He also acts as a play-by-play announcer for college basketball and arena football. Stanford left WNBC-TV to start as weekday 5PM and 10PM anchor on WPIX-TV, but was later given a reassigned role in July 2014, becoming WPIX's lead sports anchor.[2] He was also the host of the PIX11 Sports Desk, a nightly sports wrap up show on PIX11 at 10:45. Stanford was also the main host for NY Yankees Pre Game shows when the Yankees air on PIX11. Stanford left WPIX in January 2019.[3]
