Kate Scott Selected As New 76ers Play-By-Play Announcer, The First For A Philadelphia Pro Sports Team

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- For the first time in Philadelphia, and only the second time ever in the NBA, a pro sports team has a female play-by-play announcer.

The Philadelphia 76ers announced Kate Scott will take over as the lead play-by-play announcer. She replaces Marc Zumoff, who retired during the offseason.

Scott is only the second woman ever to be named a full-time play-by-play announcer for an NBA team.

Breaking new ground is nothing new to Scott, who became the first woman to call a Golden State Warriors game back in March. She was also the first woman to call football for Pac-12 Networks in 2017. Even before then, Scott was the first woman to call an NFL game on the radio in 2016.

She said the news was "a dream come true."

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