The first game of the 2025-26 NBA regular season for the Philadelphia 76ers is on October 22 in Boston, while the initial preseason contest falls on October 2 in Abu Dhabi against the Knicks. Until then, how is Kate Scott, the Sixers play-by-play announcer for NBC Sports Philadelphia, supposed to keep busy? How about making some history by becoming the first female play-by-play announcer to call an NFL game for Westwood One, the league’s official audio broadcast partner.
Here’s a bit more information about the Vikings-Steelers game broadcast from the article on The Athletic:
“According to Westwood One Sports vice president and executive producer Mike Eaby, Scott will break a sports broadcast barrier as the first female play-by-play announcer to call an NFL regular-season game for Westwood One. She will be partnered with former Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph. The Steelers-Vikings will be held at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland, as part of the NFL’s international series. (The game will broadcast exclusively on NFL Network with Joe Davis, Greg Olsen, Pam Oliver and Jamie Erdahl as far as the TV side.)”
Scott has previously done NFL work as part of the preseason broadcast team for the Seattle Seahawks, while previously having done radio work covering San Francisco 49ers games. She is also part of one of the commentary team options for the Madden NFL 25 video game. Additionally, Scott has extensive experience calling Pac-12 football games and doing College Football Saturday Night alongside Mike Golic.
The Philadelphia Eagles play later in the day on September 28 against Tampa Bay. But if you’re tuning in earlier that morning for some Vikings-Steelers action, maybe turn on the Westwood One broadcast to hear a familiar voice. Congrats to Kate on making another bit of sports broadcast history.
