December 12, 2025 • 9 mins
Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott, the latest installment of ESPN’s Emmy Award-winning 30 for 30 documentary series, takes an intimate look at the life and legacy of Stuart Scott — the trailblazing SportsCenter anchor whose words, wit and authenticity transformed the way sports stories are told.The film traces Stuart’s journey from local television in North Carolina to becoming one of ESPN’s most influential voices. At a time when hip-hop culture was often marginalized in mainstream media and few Black anchors held national prominence, Stuart brought both to SportsCenter — blending sharp analysis, pop culture and swagger in a way that spoke directly to a new generation of fans.Stuart’s impact extended far beyond the newsroom. He bridged sports and culture, made SportsCenter must-watch television and became a symbol of courage through his public battle with cancer — culminating in his unforgettable ESPYs speech that reminded viewers, “You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and the manner in which you live.”
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Since twenty sixteen, we've had this great opportunity to share
conversations with those that have been featured on NBC's The Voice.
But where can we get them all in one place?
Very easy? Arro dot net A r r oe dot Net.
It's under that voice. Enjoy the exploration. Hello and good morning.
How are you doing today?
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Good? How are you absolutely.
Speaker 1 (00:21):
Excited to share a conversation with you? Because, I mean,
what you guys are doing on thirty for thirty, first
of all, what you have always done on thirty for
thirty with ESPN has been mind blowing and totally one
hundred percent of what sports needs to grow into the future.
And now to do something with Stuart, I mean, this
blows me away because you're putting focus onto me what
is the invisible side of sports? And it's the people
(00:44):
that bring sports.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Yeah, that's true. I mean it's it's it's really the
man behind the legend, you know, the man behind the
icon and the trailblazer. That's that Stuart's god was and
that's the beauty of thirty for thirty And what the
team there at ESPN does is with with the film
series is really platform and given opportunity to some of
(01:11):
these stories that we think we know something about and
know a little bit about, but don't know everything about.
And getting to make this film Boo Yah Portrait of
Stuart Scott is exactly the type of thing that thirty
for thirty is always stood for.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
You do realize we're all going to be running around
saying boo y'all now all because of this, because we're
all going to watch this and we're gonna be going
boo yah. Boy, You'll be at a grocery store boo yah.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
Right. That's perfect, That's that's exactly. The hope is that
that we not only get a chance to relive the magic,
but share that with our friends. You know, Stuart Scott
brought this this term to television and to culture into
the world that has existed since then in so many
different and facets on TV shows and in movies and
(02:04):
in sports commentary and so forth and so on that
he had really didn't know and event he takes says
he doesn't take credit for it. He does brought it
to television. But you know, Michael Jackson long ago brought
the Moonwalk to television and didn't invent it, and without
them we would have never known that they existed, and
(02:24):
they popularized them. So we have Stewart to thank for
that and this film to really play tribute to him.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
But you know what you're doing on thirty for thirty
on ESPN with bou Yah is the fact that you're
showing a side of him that we don't get to
see because sure, he's a chance taker, he's broken some rules,
he does what he needs to do to get the
job done. But this time around we get to see
the human side. And there's something that you say inside
this that really blows me away. You beat cancer by
(02:51):
how you live, why you live, and the manner in
which you live. Do you know how many people's lives
you're going to change with that? On thirty for thirty, Yeah,
you know it was.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
That was a credit to Steward. That was part of
his his final s B speech, his farewell speech that
that so many of his friends and colleagues and family
did not realize was going to be his farewell speech.
I mean, just roughly six months after after making that
speech is when he passed away. And and but but
(03:25):
you know if any of us, I mean, we're we're
all gonna check up out of here one day, We're
all going to face tragedy, We're all going to face disease,
We're we're all going to go through this. And if
any of us can uh manage to actually go through
those challenges with a modicum, even just a pinky of
the the strength and the perseverance and the attitude and
(03:49):
the fight that's Steward had, we we could all be
so lucky. And so to see his journey, I think
for so many people who are going through that right
now and who have gone through it and managed to survive,
is really just inspirational, and especially from one of the
most charismatic and incredible cultural icons that the world has
(04:11):
ever seen.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
Please do not move. There's more with Andrey gains coming
up next ESPN's thirty for thirty Boo Yeah, a portrait
of Stuart Scott. We are back with Andre Gaines. Is
it inspiring to you to see how one man's visions
and how he was able to move through barriers still
has impact even today. It's like, Okay, we're living in
(04:35):
this present place of now, but in twenty five years
you're now is still growing.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
Yeah, it's really amazing to realize that this is the
ten year anniversary of this passing that he's gone. Yeah,
been gone a decade, but his imprint is amp is everywhere.
So it's not only you know, in sports, it's become
(05:02):
part of popular culture. It was part of it when
he was alive, it became part of it even more
so in his passing, and now we get to herald it.
You know, he may not be here physically with us,
but his spirit and his legend continues, and finally we're
able to tell that story to the world.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
There's so many people that are going to say, yeah, man,
I was that guy that was heavily inspired by Stuart.
I'm doing what I'm doing because of Stuart. But the
thing is, though, do we know who inspired Stuart? Who
was the game starter there? Because you know how it
isn't broadcasting. We're a product of other people's directions, and
so who was the one that gave Stuart that direction
and that courage to take chances.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Well, he had so many influences, and we highlight some
of them actually in the film, like Jim Vance and
Greg Gumbel, Rene Puissant and all of these especially black
sportscasters who preceded Stuart, Briant, Gumble, that that came up
in the business, and he knew and paid homage to
(06:07):
the shoulders of the giants that he actually stood on.
But he also knew he was doing something different, He
was doing something especially unique when it came to having
this level of an authentic voice, this performative voice and
personality that that he was able to bring to broadcast,
which is in a very scripted kind of structured environment,
(06:32):
especially television broadcasts, that he was able to bring that
degree of authenticity and just turn it on its head.
And for a minute, they're the you know, executives at ESPN,
they just didn't know what to do with him, even
though that's what they that's what they reached out for
him for, but to be himself. But they didn't quite
know where to put him, what to do. But he knew,
(06:54):
you know, and he stuck to his guns, and he
knew that he was ahead of his time. It was
a matter of us just all catching up to him.
And thank god that we did.
Speaker 1 (07:04):
Oh my god. So many of us have gone through
that with program directors and consults where they say, we
don't know what to do with you, but we're going
to pull you back. Don't keep trying to do things,
but we're always going to pull you back. And I
wonder if Stuart had to go through that too.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
He did, He did really throughout his career, you know,
just with the changing of the guard or the one
person with the one mandate sort of coming in with
a different one than the previous person on the way
out and so start. Stewart really had kind of those
challenges and we never got to see those as an audience.
(07:40):
That's the beauty of the movie is that we get
to see those challenges from behind the scenes. We get
to see what it is that he experienced. And Espn't
wasn't being bashful about it. You know, it was a
part of his history within the walls of ESPN, and
it was something that was ortant for us to be
(08:00):
able to share. But even more so important than that
was the fact that he triumphed over it and and
you know, became this legend that we all came to
know and love at the end of the day, and
the audience, you know, as oblivious and ignorant as we
were to what was going on within the walls, we
(08:20):
got to get the best version of things on the outside.
Speaker 1 (08:24):
Well, man, time with you is just not enough. We've
got to come back and do another one of this.
But the thing is, though, before you leave, though, and
I want to, I would love to have a conversation
about your shirt because everything that's on your shirt right
now is every reason why I bust my tail to
talk with African American black men and women, authors, musicians
and everything. Because you're right, everything that is on your
(08:45):
shirt right now is what we should be believing in.
And you need to come back and we need to
talk about that.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
Yes, I'd be very happy to. I mean, it's for me.
It's all about being having the opportunity to tell these
stories in a way that no one's or heard them,
you know, And so I really appreciate you having me on.
Speaker 1 (09:03):
Will you be brilliant today?
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Okay, sir, thank you. Likewise,
Since twenty sixteen, we've had this great opportunity to share
conversations with those that have been featured on NBC's The Voice.
But where can we get them all in one place?
Very easy? Arro dot net A r r oe dot Net.
It's under that voice. Enjoy the exploration. Hello and good morning.
How are you doing today?
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Good? How are you absolutely.
Speaker 1 (00:21):
Excited to share a conversation with you? Because, I mean,
what you guys are doing on thirty for thirty, first
of all, what you have always done on thirty for
thirty with ESPN has been mind blowing and totally one
hundred percent of what sports needs to grow into the future.
And now to do something with Stuart, I mean, this
blows me away because you're putting focus onto me what
is the invisible side of sports? And it's the people
(00:44):
that bring sports.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Yeah, that's true. I mean it's it's it's really the
man behind the legend, you know, the man behind the
icon and the trailblazer. That's that Stuart's god was and
that's the beauty of thirty for thirty And what the
team there at ESPN does is with with the film
series is really platform and given opportunity to some of
(01:11):
these stories that we think we know something about and
know a little bit about, but don't know everything about.
And getting to make this film Boo Yah Portrait of
Stuart Scott is exactly the type of thing that thirty
for thirty is always stood for.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
You do realize we're all going to be running around
saying boo y'all now all because of this, because we're
all going to watch this and we're gonna be going
boo yah. Boy, You'll be at a grocery store boo yah.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
Right. That's perfect, That's that's exactly. The hope is that
that we not only get a chance to relive the magic,
but share that with our friends. You know, Stuart Scott
brought this this term to television and to culture into
the world that has existed since then in so many
different and facets on TV shows and in movies and
(02:04):
in sports commentary and so forth and so on that
he had really didn't know and event he takes says
he doesn't take credit for it. He does brought it
to television. But you know, Michael Jackson long ago brought
the Moonwalk to television and didn't invent it, and without
them we would have never known that they existed, and
(02:24):
they popularized them. So we have Stewart to thank for
that and this film to really play tribute to him.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
But you know what you're doing on thirty for thirty
on ESPN with bou Yah is the fact that you're
showing a side of him that we don't get to
see because sure, he's a chance taker, he's broken some rules,
he does what he needs to do to get the
job done. But this time around we get to see
the human side. And there's something that you say inside
this that really blows me away. You beat cancer by
(02:51):
how you live, why you live, and the manner in
which you live. Do you know how many people's lives
you're going to change with that? On thirty for thirty, Yeah,
you know it was.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
That was a credit to Steward. That was part of
his his final s B speech, his farewell speech that
that so many of his friends and colleagues and family
did not realize was going to be his farewell speech.
I mean, just roughly six months after after making that
speech is when he passed away. And and but but
(03:25):
you know if any of us, I mean, we're we're
all gonna check up out of here one day, We're
all going to face tragedy, We're all going to face disease,
We're we're all going to go through this. And if
any of us can uh manage to actually go through
those challenges with a modicum, even just a pinky of
the the strength and the perseverance and the attitude and
(03:49):
the fight that's Steward had, we we could all be
so lucky. And so to see his journey, I think
for so many people who are going through that right
now and who have gone through it and managed to survive,
is really just inspirational, and especially from one of the
most charismatic and incredible cultural icons that the world has
(04:11):
ever seen.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
Please do not move. There's more with Andrey gains coming
up next ESPN's thirty for thirty Boo Yeah, a portrait
of Stuart Scott. We are back with Andre Gaines. Is
it inspiring to you to see how one man's visions
and how he was able to move through barriers still
has impact even today. It's like, Okay, we're living in
(04:35):
this present place of now, but in twenty five years
you're now is still growing.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
Yeah, it's really amazing to realize that this is the
ten year anniversary of this passing that he's gone. Yeah,
been gone a decade, but his imprint is amp is everywhere.
So it's not only you know, in sports, it's become
(05:02):
part of popular culture. It was part of it when
he was alive, it became part of it even more
so in his passing, and now we get to herald it.
You know, he may not be here physically with us,
but his spirit and his legend continues, and finally we're
able to tell that story to the world.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
There's so many people that are going to say, yeah, man,
I was that guy that was heavily inspired by Stuart.
I'm doing what I'm doing because of Stuart. But the
thing is, though, do we know who inspired Stuart? Who
was the game starter there? Because you know how it
isn't broadcasting. We're a product of other people's directions, and
so who was the one that gave Stuart that direction
and that courage to take chances.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Well, he had so many influences, and we highlight some
of them actually in the film, like Jim Vance and
Greg Gumbel, Rene Puissant and all of these especially black
sportscasters who preceded Stuart, Briant, Gumble, that that came up
in the business, and he knew and paid homage to
(06:07):
the shoulders of the giants that he actually stood on.
But he also knew he was doing something different, He
was doing something especially unique when it came to having
this level of an authentic voice, this performative voice and
personality that that he was able to bring to broadcast,
which is in a very scripted kind of structured environment,
(06:32):
especially television broadcasts, that he was able to bring that
degree of authenticity and just turn it on its head.
And for a minute, they're the you know, executives at ESPN,
they just didn't know what to do with him, even
though that's what they that's what they reached out for
him for, but to be himself. But they didn't quite
know where to put him, what to do. But he knew,
(06:54):
you know, and he stuck to his guns, and he
knew that he was ahead of his time. It was
a matter of us just all catching up to him.
And thank god that we did.
Speaker 1 (07:04):
Oh my god. So many of us have gone through
that with program directors and consults where they say, we
don't know what to do with you, but we're going
to pull you back. Don't keep trying to do things,
but we're always going to pull you back. And I
wonder if Stuart had to go through that too.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
He did, He did really throughout his career, you know,
just with the changing of the guard or the one
person with the one mandate sort of coming in with
a different one than the previous person on the way
out and so start. Stewart really had kind of those
challenges and we never got to see those as an audience.
(07:40):
That's the beauty of the movie is that we get
to see those challenges from behind the scenes. We get
to see what it is that he experienced. And Espn't
wasn't being bashful about it. You know, it was a
part of his history within the walls of ESPN, and
it was something that was ortant for us to be
(08:00):
able to share. But even more so important than that
was the fact that he triumphed over it and and
you know, became this legend that we all came to
know and love at the end of the day, and
the audience, you know, as oblivious and ignorant as we
were to what was going on within the walls, we
(08:20):
got to get the best version of things on the outside.
Speaker 1 (08:24):
Well, man, time with you is just not enough. We've
got to come back and do another one of this.
But the thing is, though, before you leave, though, and
I want to, I would love to have a conversation
about your shirt because everything that's on your shirt right
now is every reason why I bust my tail to
talk with African American black men and women, authors, musicians
and everything. Because you're right, everything that is on your
(08:45):
shirt right now is what we should be believing in.
And you need to come back and we need to
talk about that.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
Yes, I'd be very happy to. I mean, it's for me.
It's all about being having the opportunity to tell these
stories in a way that no one's or heard them,
you know, And so I really appreciate you having me on.
Speaker 1 (09:03):
Will you be brilliant today?
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Okay, sir, thank you. Likewise,
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