# Scott Stanford

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American sports announcer (born 1966)

For the Texas state representative, see [Scott Sanford](/source/Scott_Sanford).

Scott Stanford Personal information Born (1966-08-30) August 30, 1966 (age 59) Haverstraw, New York, U.S.[1] Professional wrestling career Ring name Scott Stanford[1] Debut 2009

**Scott Stanford** (born August 30, 1966) is an American entertainment host, news/sports anchor and [commentator](/source/Sports_commentator). Stanford can be seen co-hosting The Suki & Scott Show on digital and broadcast platforms. Since Sept of 2023, Scott can also be heard anchoring morning newscasts on 1010WINS/92.3FM in NYC. Scott was also anchoring sports at CBS Sports HQ. Scott was recently the main sports anchor on PIX11 NY as well as co-host along with Sukanya Krishnan on the *WPIX11 Morning Show*. Along with [Tamsen Fadal](/source/Tamsen_Fadal), he was co-anchor of [WPIX-TV](/source/WPIX-TV) in New York City's weeknight 5 pm and 10 pm newscasts until July 2014. Stanford previously worked for [WWE](/source/WWE) for 15 years as a host for *[This Week in WWE](/source/This_Week_in_WWE)*, *[Bottom Line](/source/WWE_Bottom_Line)* and *[Afterburn](/source/WWE_Afterburn)* on the [WWE Network](/source/WWE_Network). Scott can also be heard occasionally hosting on 77 WABC Radio in New York and doing stand up comedy for various charity organizations.

## Journalism career

### Sports anchor (2002-2008, 2009-2013, 2014–present)

At [WCBS Newsradio 880](/source/WCBS_(AM)), Stanford received the 2002 and 2003 "AIR Award," which recognized him as the best radio sports anchor in the New York City market. Stanford is also six-time New York Emmy Award-winning sportscaster for "On-Camera Achievement." He also started working for [WNYW-TV](/source/WNYW-TV), where he was the post-game reporter for the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) baseball team, along with hosting/reporting duties for the [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants) Football pre-game kickoff shows. Scott's "Know Your Foe" Giants quiz segment has also received an award from the [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press). He also acts as a play-by-play announcer for college basketball and arena football. Stanford left WNBC-TV to start as weekday 5PM and 10PM anchor on [WPIX-TV](/source/WPIX-TV), but was later given a reassigned role in July 2014, becoming WPIX's lead sports anchor.[2] He was also the host of the PIX11 Sports Desk, a nightly sports wrap up show on PIX11 at 10:45. Stanford was also the main host for NY Yankees Pre Game shows when the Yankees air on PIX11. Stanford left WPIX in January 2019.[3]

## Professional wrestling career

Stanford debuted in WWE in 2009 replacing Jack Korpela as the host of *[WWE Bottom Line](/source/WWE_Bottom_Line)*. In October 2010, he became the new [play-by-play commentator](/source/Sports_commentator) for *[WWE Superstars](/source/WWE_Superstars)* replacing [Michael Cole](/source/Michael_Cole_(wrestling)). He called his first episode on the October 7 episode of *Superstars* with [Jerry Lawler](/source/Jerry_Lawler). This team was short-lived, however, as in mid-November injured wrestler [CM Punk](/source/CM_Punk), who had started commentating on *Raw*, replaced Lawler on Superstars. At the end of December, Punk left the commentary team after assaulting [John Cena](/source/John_Cena) on *Raw*[4] and *SmackDown*[5] with a chair. Starting on the December 31 episode of *Superstars*, [Josh Mathews](/source/Josh_Mathews) joined Stanford as the color commentator. In addition to his commentary duties, with Tony Dawson, he hosted the pre-recorded PPV Preshow every month. Stanford also made appearances in [Zack Ryder](/source/Zack_Ryder)'s weekly [Z! True Long Island Story](/source/Zack_Ryder#in_other_media) [YouTube](/source/YouTube) series. On the show, Stanford revealed that he was the man who attacked Chiappetta, Ryder's best friend, becoming a [heel](/source/Heel_(professional_wrestling)) in the process.[6] This was later proven false as it was Stanford's exact look-alike, Rot (wearing a "[#Heel](/source/Dolph_Ziggler)" Jacket), who performed the ambush.[7] Stanford was the host of the *[Monday Night Raw](/source/WWE_Raw)* and *[SmackDown Live](/source/WWE_SmackDown)* pre-shows on the [WWE Network](/source/WWE_Network) until November 2016 as well as the host of *[This Week in WWE](/source/This_Week_in_WWE)*. Stanford announced he had left WWE in July 2025.[8]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WWEProfile_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WWEProfile_1-1) ["Scott Stanford Bio"](https://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/scottstanford/). WWE. Retrieved April 16, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Scott Stanford to join Tamsen Fadal as co-anchor of PIX11 News at 5 and 10"](http://pix11.com/2013/08/27/scott-stanford-to-join-tamsen-fadal-as-co-anchor-of-pix11-news-at-5-and-10). *WPIK*. pix11.com. August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["PIX 11 Morning Anchor and WWE Host Says Goodbye to New York Flagship"](https://www.adweek.com/tvspy/pix-11-morning-anchor-and-wwe-host-says-goodbye-to-the-ny-flagship/). *www.adweek.com*. February 3, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Bishop, Matt (December 21, 2010). ["Smackdown: Ziggler takes Cena to the limit again, CM Punk makes impact"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150703040335/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2010/12/21/16627431.html). *Slam! Sports*. [Canadian Online Explorer](/source/Canadian_Online_Explorer). Archived from [the original](http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2010/12/21/16627431.html) on July 3, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Plummer, Dale (December 21, 2010). ["RAW: No Nexus, no problem"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150703040335/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2010/12/21/16627431.html). *Slam! Sports*. [Canadian Online Explorer](/source/Canadian_Online_Explorer). Archived from [the original](http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2010/12/21/16627431.html) on July 3, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Z! True Long Island Story](/source/Z!_True_Long_Island_Story) Episode # 37. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOGfTXbXb2A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOGfTXbXb2A)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Z! True Long Island Story](/source/Z!_True_Long_Island_Story) Episode # 38. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uVtBqVi6Dk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uVtBqVi6Dk)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Thompson, Andrew. ["Scott Stanford Finishes Up With WWE After 15-Year Run"](https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/scott-stanford-finishes-up-with-wwe-after-15-year-run/). *Fightful*. Retrieved July 9, 2025.

## External links

- Scott Stanford's profile at [WWE](https://www.wwe.com/superstars/scott-stanford)

- [Scott Stanford](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4258413/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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