Scott Jackson

Scott continues a tradition of radio talent returning to their roots. Like his predecessor, Emily Humble, Scott also got his start in radio a decade ago as a part-time board operator and producer for KMCD and, at the time, KICK 96 Sports and Remote Broadcasts in the summer of 1998 between his junior and seniors years of high school at Pekin. Scott eventually moved up to producing weekend programming for KMCD and was weekend news and weather reporter for the station from 1999-2000.

Scott grew up northwest of Fairfield 'right on the Cardinal-Pekin borderline' on a farm in Wapello County. He graduated from Pekin Community High School as part of the 'Class of 2000,' then took his experiences learned at KMCD and moved on to Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge. While earning his Associates Degree in Mass Communications, Scott pulled double-duty in a couple of ways as the Sports Director 'Voice of Iowa Central Triton Athletics' at Iowa Central's Radio Station, 88.1 KICB, and as the 'Voice of the Fort Dodge St. Edmond Gales' on KUEL 92.1 FM. Scott also dabbled in print media as Sports Editor for Iowa Central's School Newspaper 'The Collegian.'

Before moving back behind the radio microphone, Scott accepted a job offer after attending Iowa Central to become the beat writer of Indian Hills Community College Athletics and other area sports at the Ottumwa Courier. While working as a sports writer, Scott earned a Bachlor's Degree from William Penn University in Buisness. After five years as a sports writer, Scott returned to radio in 2007 as Sports and News Director at KLEE-KOTM Radio in Ottumwa before finally returning to Fairfield last May.

Scott is happy to be back home, 'brining everything full circle' to rejoin Sports Director Lee Muntz, whose sports broadcasts Scott produced 10 years ago, as well as Program Director Steve Smith who first brought the Pekin High School student into the KMCD family in 1998. Besides reporting on and covering local news events throughout Southeast Iowa, Scott will continue his other love of radio in calling play-by-play for area high school sports on Classic 96 throughout the year and will also host 'The Midday Show' from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Classic 96.

Scott hasn't gotten too far away from his roots, currently residing in Agency. "It's a little odd living on the Cardinal side of the Pekin-Cardinal border, but I enjoy being all the residents of Southeast Iowa. No matter the community, they make it feel like home," Scott said. He also said he's looking forward to bringing local news to all of the KMCD-Classic 96 listening audience

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