The Lives They Lived: Stuart Scott

Posted Dec 31, 2015
People tend to be oblique when they remember how Stuart Scott talked. ‘‘The way he spoke,’’ Suzy Kolber, a longtime ESPN host and reporter, told me, ‘‘hadn’t really been done before.’’ In its obituary for Scott, USA Today praised his ‘‘unique phrasing.’’ In a White House statement, President Obama mourned Scott and said the anchor brought to television ‘‘a new way to talk about our favorite teams.’’ (New York Times Magazine)

Related: Campus Connections

Here are 5 things I love about Carolina
Rameses at Home - One of my favorite experiences in the community is when I drive past the Hogan family farm and I catch a...
Sat Mar 28, 2026

Famous sports broadcaster, UNC alum Jim Lampley retires to Chapel Hill after an unusual career
Muhammad Ali once babysat Jim Lampley’s daughter during a boxing awards dinner in 1991. That may tell you a lot of what you need to...
Thu Mar 26, 2026

From UNC Student Reporter to Olympics Writer
An interview with a UNC student-reporter must have felt like looking in a mirror. Sean Cavanaugh ’17, a reporter for the Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS)...
Tue Mar 24, 2026

AI research at Carolina
From computer science to journalism, health sciences to social work, researchers are applying AI to the world’s problems. Carolina already boasts a deep knowledge of...
Sun Mar 22, 2026