Editing Stuart Scott (section)

==Career==
Following graduation, Scott worked as a news reporter and weekend sports anchor at [[WPDE-TV]] in [[Florence, South Carolina]] from 1987 until 1988.<ref>{{cite web|title=ESPN anchor and former WPDE employee Stuart Scott dies at 49|url=http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1144320|website=carolinalive.com|access-date=January 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Wire Reports|title=ESPN's Stuart Scott, who started his career in Florence, dies at 49|url=http://www.scnow.com/news/article_19a2ce2e-9431-11e4-883f-579c7d9d404e.html|website=scnow.com|date=January 4, 2015 |access-date=January 4, 2015}}</ref> Scott came up with the phrase "as cool as the other side of the pillow" while working his first job at WPDE.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rabouin|first1=Dion|title=Longtime ESPN Anchor Stuart Scott Dies At Age 49|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/longtime-espn-anchor-stuart-scott-dies-age-49-1772922|website=ibtimes.com|date=January 4, 2015 |access-date=January 4, 2015}}</ref> After this, Scott worked as a news reporter at [[WRAL-TV]] 5 in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]] from 1988 until 1990.<ref name=wral>{{cite web|title=ESPN anchor Stuart Scott dies after long battle with cancer|url=http://www.wralsportsfan.com/espn-anchor-stuart-scott-dies-after-long-battle-with-cancer/14327272/|website=wralsportsfan.com|date=January 4, 2015 |access-date=January 4, 2015}}</ref> WRAL Sports anchor Jeff Gravley recalled there was a "natural bond" between Scott and the sports department.<ref name=wral/> Gravley described his style as creative, gregarious and adding so much energy to the newsroom.<ref name=wral/> Even after leaving, Scott still visited his former colleagues at WRAL and treated them like family.<ref name=wral/>

From 1990 until 1993, Scott worked at [[WESH]], an [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]] affiliate in [[Orlando, Florida]] as a sports reporter and sports anchor. While at WESH, he met ESPN producer Gus Ramsey, who was beginning his own career.<ref name=ESPN/> Ramsey said of Scott: "You knew the second he walked in the door that it was a pit stop, and that he was gonna be this big star somewhere someday. He went out and did a piece on the rodeo, and he nailed it just like he would nail the NBA Finals for ESPN."<ref name=ESPN/> He earned first place honors from the Central Florida Press Club for a feature on rodeo.<ref name="Stuart Scott Biography"/>