Scott Graham

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Scott Graham is an American sportscaster best-known for his broadcasts of the Philadelphia Phillies. He has lived and worked near Philadelphia for most of his life. He was born June 10, 1965 in Belleville, New Jersey, and now lives in Voorhees, New Jersey. His sportscasting résumé covers several organizations in Philadelphia and around the USA. Graham is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania , where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science.

[edit] Broadcasting Stints

Graham's first play-by-play experience came as a student announcer for football and basketball while at Penn. After graduating college, Graham called football games for Delaware State from 1990 to 1992, and for the University of Pennsylvania the following three years. From 1992 to 1998, he called Philadelphia's Big Five basketball games on WPHT-AM. In 1994, he hosted a nationally syndicated baseball call-in show and called major college football games for the American Sports Radio Network. In 1996, Graham was hired by Comcast Network as an announcer for all sporting events on the station. From 1999 to 2003, he called NFL and NFL Europe games on FOX.

He currently narrates several programs for NFL Films and calls college basketball for CN8 and the Atlantic 10.

[edit] Career with the Phillies

Graham was first hired by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1991, and hosted the pre-and post-game shows through the 2000 season. In 1999, he also became a play-by-play announcer for the team.

He called the first, second, and third innings of games on the radio; the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings on the local telecast; and then returned to the radio broadcast to call the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings.

Among Phillies fans who listen to games on the radio, Graham was most famous for his catch phrase: "Put this one in the win column for the Phightin' Phils!" which he said immediately after every game that the Phillies won. He also was notable for using the terms "outside edge" and "inside edge" to refer to the lateral borderlines of home plate, rather than the more typical terms "outside corner" and "inside corner."

In November 2006, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Graham's contract would not be renewed, which was confirmed on December 4th, 2006. The Phillies have never explained their reasoning for letting Graham go, leading to speculation that fellow broadcaster Chris Wheeler worked behind the scenes to oust him.

Graham was a finalist for a position with the San Diego Padres for the 2007 season, but the job went to Andy Masur. [1]