Steve Scott

Hi, I'm Steve Scott, afternoon news anchor here at WCBS Newsradio 880.  At 6'5", I'm the "short" guy on the afternoon anchor team...Wayne Cabot has a couple inches on me!

I came to WCBS after 20 years in Chicago...including the last 13 at WLS-AM, where I was news director and morning anchor.  I was born in California, and worked there until moving to Chicago in 1986.

I'll never forget my first day here at WCBS...9/11/06, the five year anniversary of the terror attacks.

Career highlights include reporting on the aftermath of 9/11 from Ground Zero...interviewing Fidel Castro in Havana...covering the Kosovo war from an aircraft carrier in the Adriatic Sea and also from Albania, where I interviewed Kosovar refugees...reporting from Bosnia...and covering just about every major story in Chicago and Illinois over the past two decades.

You should know that our afternoon team is much more than just Wayne and Steve!  We have a very talented group of reporters - they are excellent storytellers!  KC Connors on sports...Tom Kaminski and Lori Jordan on traffic...Ray Hoffman with business...and, of course, Craig Allen in the weather center...all do a great job.  They are names you've grown to trust through the years. Our producers, including lead producer Jonathan Clark and Martin Untrojb, are among the best in the business.  Our writers, Rob Hawley and Rivka Bukowski work very hard to write news stories in a way that actually makes sense to listeners.  That's harder than you may think!  And, our afternoon web content editor, Roxanne Geyer, does a fantastic job keeping wcbs880.com updated with the latest breaking news and features.

I'm very excited to be a part of the very best radio news team in America...at WCBS Newsradio 880!

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Just the Facts about Steve Scott
· First Joined WCBS880:  September 11, 2006
· First Story Ever Covered: A mid-air plane crash over downtown San Jose while I was still a college student.  I still have a tape of it somewhere.  Yes...tape!
· Most Memorable Stories or Interviews: 9/11 aftermath at Ground Zero, talking to Fidel Castro in Havana, covering the plight of Kosovar refugees in Albania during the Kosovo war.
· Dream Interview: The President of the United States (no matter who it is)
· Role Models: My radio news professor at San Jose State, Ken Blase...my first radio news director, George Sampson at KLIV Radio in San Jose...and, my current on-air partner, Wayne Cabot, whose talents as a broadcast journalist are exceeded only by his talents as person.
· Why I'm A Journalist: Keeping the public informed - in a fair and unbiased manner - is an awesome responsibility...but I love it!  It's why I get up in the morning.
· Alma Mater: San Jose State University
· Hometown: Born in Stockton, CA, but lived in Chicago for 20+ years.  Now live in the NJ suburbs - I take trains to work every day, just like many of you! (Well, some days I take the ferry!)
· Family:  Wife Jeanne
· Hobbies: I like sports and current events...and, maybe someday I'll get my private pilot's license current again!  My wife and I also have a nice little wine collection.
· Favorite Foods: Ahi tuna...Salmon...Mexican...Asian...Pizza. Oh, and the occasional bone-in ribeye, medium rare!
· Favorite Sports Teams: I was the Chicago Bulls public address announcer for several years, so I still keep an eye on them.  Now, I'm a fill-in PA announcer for the Knicks.  I got to cover the White Sox' first World Series win in 80 years - that was amazing for the city of Chicago.  And, I like the Yankees, too - I did even before I came to WCBS!
· Favorite Musician: Mostly classic rock-era artists...Journey and others from "back in the day."
· Favorite Destination: Newport, RI...Quebec City...Dominican Republic...Ireland
· Favorite Movie: Wow...everything from Schindler's List to ET to Animal House.  Some people have encyclopedic memories of movies - I am NOT one of those people.
· Favorite TV Program:  Besides old WKRP reruns?  House and Desperate Housewives are two favs.
· Hidden Talent:  I can type really fast.  And, if you ever need any one to shoot free throws, I'm your guy! (I made 13 in a row a couple weeks ago)

FAVORITE LINKS: 
www.google.com - a journalist's best friend!
www.archive.org - it's the Wayback Machine, Mister Peabody!
www.imeem.com - want to hear a song? it's here!