In 2013, Kate Scott was carving out her place in Bay Area sports media, hosting and anchoring on KNBR 680 AM at a time when few women held regular roles in sports radio. Her on-air presence stood out in a male-dominated space, earning both credibility and respect. “It wasn’t why I wanted to do it, but the fact that it was having an impact on people was pretty cool,” Scott said then. By 2016, she had expanded her portfolio with sideline reporting and fill-in play-by-play duties. She even called two San Francisco 49ers preseason games, becoming the first woman to call NFL action on Bay Area radio.

Program director Lee Hammer summed it up: “She knows what she’s talking about. She keeps guys in their place with the way she handles herself on the air.” That steady climb now brings Scott to

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