Stuart Scott: The Story of How He Fought Until the End
Posted Jun 18, 2015
ESPN anchor Stuart Scott is in a production trailer by himself and he is in tears. It is days before the Jimmy V Perseverance Award speech he will give during the ESPYs that will become the pièce de résistance of his brilliant career; a career full of in-depth interviews, “boo-yahs” and well-timed, creative, black-folk puns like, “Pitch, don’t kill my vibe.”
(The Root)
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