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Scott Van Pelt is a Brookeville, Maryland-born American sportscaster and sports talk show host. Born on 4 August 1966, Scott is best known for being the co-host of SVP and Russillo along with Ryen Russillo on ESPN Radio. Currently, he serves as a solo anchor for the show “SportsCenter” on ESPN. He has been active in journalism as an anchor since 1990.

One of the most prominent talk show hosts in sports, how rich is Scott Van Pelt at the present? As estimated by sources, Scott counts his present net worth at an amount of $16 million as of early 2016. Needless to say, he has managed to amass his wealth being active in the field of journalism. His work on radio as well as television with organizations such as FOX and ESPN has been very significant in adding to his net worth over the years.

Scott Van Pelt Net Worth $16 Million

Raised in Brookeville, Van Pelt attended Flower Valley Elementary School and matriculated from Sherwood High School. As Van had developed an interest in journalism, he went on to enroll at the University of Maryland and graduated with a degree in radio/television and film. Scott then began his career as a sportscaster at WTTG-TV, and later moved on to being a studio host at Golf Channel and worked there for around seven years between 1994 and 2000. In 2001, Scott left to join ESPN and there started serving as the network’s golf correspondent.

Presently, Scott serves as the presenter of “SportsCenter”, the post he has been occupying since 2001. He also covers major golf tournaments such as the Masters and Opens, but is a prominent personality for ESPN Radio as well, having previously co-hosted radio programs like “Trico And Van Pelt” alongside Mike Trico. He has also served as a commentator in golf video games, working with golf veterans including Tiger Woods and Kelly Tilghman in the games such as “Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11” and “Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10”. Other of his notable appearances include his part in the video game “Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am”.

Since 2012, Scott has been solo anchor for the midnight edition of the program “SportsCenter”. Being a part of all these successful television programs has not only helped Van Pelt have a successful career as a journalist, but has also helped him become a multi-millionaire television personality.

As far as his personal life goes, the 49 year-old television anchor leads his life married to Stephanie since 2011. Although nothing much more is known about his personal life, we can say that Scott Van Pelt is enjoying his career as one of the most successful and famous journalists when it comes to the sport of golf. On top of that, the accomplished television anchor enjoys his present net worth of $16 million as it caters to his daily life in every possible way.



Full Name Scott Van Pelt
Net Worth $16 Million
Salary $16 million
Date Of Birth August 4, 1966
Place Of Birth Brookeville, Maryland, United States
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.98 m)
Profession Sportscaster, Sports commentator, Actor, Screenwriter, Sports talk show host
Education Sherwood High School, University of Maryland, College Park
Nationality United States of America
Spouse Stephanie Van Pelt (m. 2011)
Parents Cathie Mathis, Sam Van Pelt
Siblings Mark, Matt, Mike
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/notthefakesvp
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1207766
Nominations Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host
TV Shows “SVP (Scott Van Pelt) and Russillo” (2012), The Scott Van Pelt Show (2009), “Trico And Van Pelt”, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (2009), SportsCenter (1979), Academy Live (1995)
Trademark
1 Saying “Whee!” during highlights
2 Making jokes about his baldness
3 Referring to his hometown team, the Orioles, as “the Oreos”
Quote
1 Addressing the University of Wisconsin 2007 graduates “When I went to the University of Maryland, we didn’t have no Internet! Do you have any idea how hard it was for us to gamble and find porn? I mean, you had to really work at being a degenerate, and we did! “
Fact
1 Graduated from the University of Maryland.

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am 2007 Video Game Commentator Guy (voice)
By the Seat of the Pants 1998 Short Harry
Golf Talk 1995 TV Series Host

Writer

Title Year Status Character
SportsCenter 1979 TV Series writer

Self

Title Year Status Character
SportsCenter 2006-2015 TV Series Himself – Anchor / Himself
Mike & Mike 2012-2015 TV Series Himself – Substitute Co-Host / Himself – ESPN Radio / Himself
Late Show with David Letterman 2011 TV Series Himself – Guest
Pardon the Interruption 2005-2009 TV Series Himself
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 2009 Video Game Himself – Announcer (voice)
Mayne Street 2008 TV Series Himself
Rome Is Burning 2008 TV Series Himself
Russillo & Kanell 2007 TV Series Himself – Co-Host
ESPN 25: Who’s #1? 2006 TV Series documentary Himself
Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker 2005 TV Series Himself
ESPN SportsCentury 2005 TV Series documentary Himself
Golf Central 1995 TV Series Host / Reporter (1995-2000)
Academy Live 1995 TV Series Host
Leaderboard Report 1995 TV Series Host

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Mike & Mike 2014-2016 TV Series Himself – ESPN SportsCenter / Himself – ESPN Radio / Himself – SportsCenter
30 for 30 2010 TV Series documentary Himself
Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith 2006 TV Series Himself

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2011 Emmy Sports Emmy Awards Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host

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