Background
Scott Van Pelt was born in Brookeville, Maryland, and grew up in the Washington, District of Columbia, area.
Scott Van Pelt was born in Brookeville, Maryland, and grew up in the Washington, District of Columbia, area.
He attended Flower Valley Elementary School in Aspen Hill, Maryland. He graduated from Sherwood High School in Sandy Spring, Maryland, and enrolled at the University of Maryland where he studied radio/television and film.
He co-anchored the 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, served as the co-host of SVP & Russillo alongside Ryen Russillo on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Radio, and hosts various golf events for the network. In June 2015, Van Pelt left his radio show to become a solo anchor for a midnight edition of SportsCenter. Scott Van Pelt began his career in sportscasting at WTTG-television, a FOX affiliate in Washington, District of Columbia in 1990 and then moved on to the Golf Channel, where he worked from 1994 to 2000 as a studio host for some of the network"s signature programs.
He left the channel in 2001 to join Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, where he serves as a presenter for SportsCenter and is one of the network"s top golf correspondents, covering major tournaments such as the Masters Tournament.
He also is a prominent personality for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Radio, where he was the co-host of Tirico and Van Pelt alongside Mike Tirico before the program was canceled and replaced with Van Pelt"s own three-hour program, The Scott Van Pelt Show, in 2009. The show was renamed SVP & Russillo in October 2012.
He is a studio presenter for Friday night College Football on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network college football games for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Network. Van Pelt has also appeared as a commentator in golf video games, alongside Kelly Tilghman on EA Sports" Tiger Woods Professional Golf Association Tour 10 and Tiger Woods Professional Golf Association Tour 11 and in a comedic turn in Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-American
In 2012, Van Pelt made the decision to stay with Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. In May 2015, the network announced Van Pelt would leave the radio show SVP & Russillo to become a solo anchor for a midnight-edition of SportsCenter, set to begin in late summer 2015.
The midnight show will cover sports events from the day, but will include additional commentary from Van Pelt and some popular elements from the radio show. Van Pelt"s family includes Lorenzo (grandfather) Cathie Mathis and Sam (parents) Mark, Matt, Mike (siblings) Trevor, Wesley, Joey (nephews).
He is a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
