Gym Class

1600 KGYM Program Director Scott Unash lives and breathes sports. Scott was born and reared in Cedar Rapids. He attended Kennedy High School, where he played baseball and golf, graduating in 1984. He moved on to the University of Iowa, receiving his degree in Broadcast Journalism in 1988.

In 1989, he started work at KOUR Radio in Independence, Iowa, as a Disc Jockey and a member of the sports staff.

After two years, he was recruited by KCRG Radio in Cedar Rapids and worked there as the Sports Director through 2006 when the station was purchased by KZIA, Inc., and became KGYM 1600 ESPN. Scott was named the Sports and Program Director of the new station.

Scott has been the voice of high school athletics in the Cedar Rapids metro area since 1991. In addition, he has called local college contests, Hawkeye Downs racing and Cedar Rapids Kernels games over the length of his career.

Scott was the actual play-by-play radio announcer of the 1991 Norway High School baseball state finals featured in the movie "The Final Season." (KZIA co-worker Ric Swann played him in the movie because Scott looked too “young”.)

He has been honored many times over the years for his play-by-play abilities. The Iowa Broadcast News Association named Scott the state's top play-by-play announcer in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009.

Scott lives in Cedar Rapids with his wife Kristi and sons Ryan and Aaron.

1600 KGYM's Mark Dukes brings tremendous sports experience and perspective.

Mark was born in Cedar Rapids. He received his diploma from Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School in 1974 where he had participated in basketball, baseball and golf, as well as being editor of the Statesman student newspaper.

He was a four-year letterman on the golf team of Coe College in Cedar Rapids, which won the 1976 Midwest Conference title and participated in the NCAA Division III tournament in Springfield, Ohio.

Mark spent three months in 1976 as an intern at the Washington, D.C, Bureau of the Des Moines Register.

He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Coe in 1978.

While still in high school, he worked at the Cedar Rapids Gazette as a part-time employee on the sports desk. He was named to a full-time sportswriter position in 1978, became assistant sports editor in 1983, and served as sports editor from 1984-1998. During his Gazette career, he covered a variety of high school events, University of Iowa and Iowa State University Football and Basketball, NCAA Basketball and Wrestling Tournaments, six bowl games, the 1983 All-Star Baseball Game and two Baseball World Series.

Mark co-authored "Greatest Moments in Iowa Hawkeye Football History" with former Gazette sports editor Gus Schrader.

He owned and operated Muddy Waters in downtown Cedar Rapids from 1998 to 2003. He is currently manager of the Chrome Horse Saloon in Cedar Rapids.

Mark is the father of two grown children and grandfather of three.