Scott Reister Biography
Scott Reister is a renowned American journalist serving as a sports director at KCCI News 8 in Iowa. He has been with the KCCI 8 Sports team since joining in September 2009 as a weekend sports anchor. Before coming to Iowa, Reister served as a sports director at KNDU-TV in Kennewick, Washington, from May 2006 to September 2009.
Scott Reister Age
Reister manages to keep information regarding his dates of birth away from the limelight. It is therefore not known when he celebrates his birthday and how old he is at the moment. Judging from his appearance, he might be in his 40s.
Scott Reister Height
Reister is of average body stature, standing approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall, which is equivalent to 170.18 cm.
Scott Reister Wife / Children
Scott is married, though he keeps details about his wife private. He has a daughter, since he mentioned her in one of his posts on his Facebook account on July 25, 2025, captioning “My daughter would kill me, ha!” He also has two sons whom is often seen enjoying memorable moments together. On a post he posted on his Facebook account on June 25, 2025, Reister captioned, “My son and I had a great morning helping out at the Urbandale Food Pantry.”
Scott Reister Family
Reister wished hi father a Happy Father’s Day on a post he posted on his Facebook account on June 16, 2025, captioning “Shoutout to my dad in Dallas!” Detailed information about his parents and siblings is however not available at the moment.
Scott Reister Education
Reister tragic moment came during his high school years when he attempted to dunk a basketball, ending up breaking both of his wrists. This incident made him realize that he had no future in being a basketball player, and he eventually ended up choosing the path of journalism, majoring in sports.
After high school, Reister attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he pursued a Bachelor’s in Broadcast Journalism, graduating in 2002. His college years so him to intern at the NBC affiliate in Austin and be Sports Director at the student TV station, KVR.
Scott Reister Career
Reister serves as a sports director at KCCI News 8 in Iowa. He has been with the KCCI 8 Sports team since joining in September 2009 as a weekend sports anchor. As he worked his way up the newsroom, Reister was promoted to anchor the weekday sports and later to his current position in August 2018. Notably, Reister has covered professional, college, and high school sports in the Midwest, Southwest, and Pacific Northwest.
Before coming to Iowa, Reister served as a sports director at KNDU-TV in Kennewick, Washington, from May 2006 to September 2009. Reister began his career as a journalist at KRHD-TV (ABC) in College Station, Texas. After a year at the station, Reister moved to Waco, Texas, where he joined KXXV-TV, an ABC affiliate, as a weekend sports anchor. Additionally, Reister worked as the sideline reporter for Spokane Sports Television in the Northwest, where his main role was to nationally broadcast Arena Football Games and hydroplane races. His career as a meteorologist has seen him being recognized twice by the Society of Professional Journalists for his sports reporting. Off-screen, Reister enjoys spending his leisure time with his family, playing basketball, while also looking out to avoid injuries.
Scott Reister Salary
Reister receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000 from working as a sports director.
Scott Reister Net Worth
Through Reister’s career as a sports journalist, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 million and $ 5 million.
Scott Reister, KCCI 8 News
Reister works with KCCI 8 News where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists, such as;
- Eric Hanson
- Alyssa Gomez
- Jodi Long
- Ben Kaplan
- Nicole Tam
- Alyx Sacks
- Stacey Horst
- Jon Rivas
- Todd Magel
- Jason Sydejko
- Laura Terrell
- David Koeller
- Jeff Dubrof
- Shannon Ehrhardt
- Anne Campolongo
- Zane Satre
Scott Reister Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Reister is active on his social media accounts. He has about 28k followers on his Facebook Page @Scott Reister KCCI, about 6.9k followers on his Twitter account @scottreister, and around 200 followers on his Instagram account @scottreisterkcci.