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For music executive and promoter Scott "Scooter" Braun, see Scooter Braun.

Scott Braun is a studio host and reporter for MLB Network and NHL Network.[1][2]

Career

Braun graduated from the University of Miami, with a double major in broadcast journalism and sports administration.[3] There, he appeared on ESPNU as a Campus Connection reporter and hosted multiple shows for University of Miami TV, which led to play-by-play college basketball work and online hosting for ESPN.com.[4][5]

Braun served as a college basketball play-by-play announcer for ESPN and the host of ESPN.com's Heat Index, covering the Miami Heat prior to joining the MLB Network in 2012 and NHL Network in 2015.[4] In addition to his work for ESPN, Braun reported feature stories around the country for CBS Sports Network and was a studio host on CBSSports.com, including Fantasy Football Today.[4]

Braun was the play-by-play voice for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League for two seasons and served as the Cape League Insider on Sirius XM MLB Network Radio.[4][6]

On MLB Network, Braun appears on shows including the Emmy Award-winning MLB Tonight, MLB Now, The Rundown, High Heat, Quick Pitch and Plays of the Week.[7] On NHL Network, he appears on NHL Tonight, NHL Now and On The Fly.[3] In addition to his studio work, Braun is a play-by-play announcer for MLB Network and MLB.com game telecasts including the World Baseball Classic[8] and JUCO World Series.[9] In 2018, Braun was the primary play-by-play man for MLB's live Facebook games.[10]

Braun also serves as an occasional play-by-play broadcaster for Pac-12 Network and SNY, including New York Mets games, and a host on sports talk radio shows on SiriusXM.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Scott Braun - MLB Network". MLB.com. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Scott Braun: NHL Network Bio". NHL.com. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b "On-Air Talent". NHL.com. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "MLB Network adds Lauren Shehadi, Alanna Rizzo & Scott Braun to on-air talent lineup". MLB.com. February 13, 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  5. ^ Ourand, John (July 18, 2016). "Young guns of broadcasting". SportsBusinessDaily.com. Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Anglers introduce broadcast team". ChathamAnglers.com. Chatham Athletic Association. January 31, 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  7. ^ Dencker, Tyler (September 27, 2018). "MLB Network's Scott Braun joins The Bronx Pinstripes Show". BronxPinstripes.com. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  8. ^ Lucia, Joe (March 3, 2017). "Your 2017 World Baseball Classic First Round announcing schedule". AwfulAnnouncing.com. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  9. ^ "JUCO title games on MLB.com". Jucogj.org. May 10, 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  10. ^ Bernstein, Dan (November 3, 2018). "Facebook-MLB streaming partnership seen as business success, despite backlash". SportingNews.com. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  11. ^ "SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio" (PDF).


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