Scott Van Pelt (born 1966 or 1967)[1] is an American sportscaster and sports talk show host employed by ESPN.
He is a long time anchor of key editions of SportsCenter on ESPN, served as the co-host of SVP & Russillo alongside Ryen Russillo on ESPN Radio, and hosts various major golf events for the network.
[3] After acquiring the cable rights to the tournament, Van Pelt also appeared on ESPN's coverage of The Open Championship.
Van Pelt has also appeared as a commentator in golf video games, alongside Kelly Tilghman on EA Sports' Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11[5] and in a comedic turn in Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am.
[8] 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, which began in late summer 2015.