KGYM Sports/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, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 & 2014. Scott lives in Cedar Rapids with his wife Kristi and sons Ryan and Aaron.
