Kevin Scholla

Kevin Scholla (c. 1974-) is an American news and sports anchor for Newsradio in Philadelphia. Scholla joined the KYW staff in 2005. He has been a broadcast journalist for more than a decade.
Scholla served as the public address announcer for Villanova University Men's Basketball from 2007-2011. His stint as the voice of the Wildcats featured a trip to the Final Four and a 33-0 mark for Villanova at the Pavilion with Scholla behind the microphone.
Scholla can currently be heard as the public address announcer for the Trenton Thunder, a Minor League affiliate of the New York Yankees.

Scholla is the play-by-play voice for Holy Family University Men's and Women's Basketball and Lincoln University Football.
He also is the host of LBL Radio, a panelist on the Strategy Room on Fox News Channel and a frequent guest on TCN, TBN, and WBCB talking sports and tackling the issues of the day.
Scholla hosts the television program "Delaware County's Most Wanted" on Comcast Cable.
Scholla has announced for the Philadelphia Passion, New York Majesty, and Baltimore Charm of the Lingerie Football League, the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League, and University of Pennsylvania baseball, softball, and lacrosse.
He has written for lfl360.com, prosportsblogging.com, and Sports Life Magazine.
In 2008 Scholla debuted as one of the public address announcers for the Sussex Skyhawks baseball club.
He served as a football analyst for Delaware State University.
Scholla has also worked as the play-by-play voice for Centenary College basketball and William Paterson University football.
Scholla interned at WFAN in New York City working alongside Don Imus and Chris Russo.
He then landed full-time employment at a small ABC affiliate in Warren County, New Jersey. For three years as news and sports anchor, Scholla hosted the drive-home show every weekday afternoon. He also honed his interviewing skills while working as clubhouse reporter for the 2000 New York Mets.
Scholla moved on to Clear Channel and was hired as news director for the company's northwestern New Jersey cluster. Scholla supervised the day-to-day functioning of newsrooms at six stations in New Jersey and New York.
Later in his career as a member of the award winning news staff at New Jersey 101.5, Scholla served as lead reporter for the Millennium News Network's 13 stations.
He left broadcasting for a brief stint as a gubernatorial press secretary, but returned to the airwaves following Election Day.
Scholla's career highlights include reporting live from the NCAA basketball Final Four, serving as courthouse reporter at the Jayson Williams trial, and interviewing three U.S. presidents and two U.S. vice presidents.
Scholla was the only radio or television reporter to interview former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey on his first day out of office.
On January 28, 2009, Scholla was the public address announcer for the Villanova vs. Pittsburgh game at the Wachovia Spectrum. It would be the final college basketball game ever played at the historic arena.

Scholla wrote, produced, and acted in a public service announcement that was named the American Cancer Society Award Winner in 1992.
Scholla has also compiled quite a resume outside of the broadcast industry. He coaches youth softball and baseball. He is a committee chairman for the Miss Illinois Scholarship Association. Scholla also works as a booster and consultant for DePaul University, the Montgomery Biscuits, the Tri-City Dust Devils, and the Helena Brewers.
Scholla has been recognized for his volunteer work with various charities including VFW, Big Cat Rescue, ASPCA and the Philadelphia Zoo. Along with Shannon Elizabeth, Scholla supports Animal Avengers, a California-based pet rescue group.
Scholla has worked for numerous political campaigns and twice won the nomination for township committee in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey.

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