Scott McGrew

Scott McGrew has spent the decade in the Bay Area as a business/technology reporter for NBC Bay Area and for "TechNow."

Updated 8:52 PM PST, Tue, Jul 28, 2009

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Scott McGrew has spent the decade in the Bay Area as a business/technology reporter for NBC Bay Area and for "TechNow."

He is also TechNow's producer and creator. Scott appreciates the variety that comes with reporting. "I get to do insanely fun things every day," he says. "I have met two presidents, fired a Howitzer and chased greased pigs. On the other hand, I have also witnessed great misery when covering news. My least favorite memory was standing about 10 feet from a man facing a firing squad."

In addition to TechNow, Scott also hosts our Sunday morning business roundtable program Press:Here, which features Silicon Valley leaders and world class technology reporters. Check out PressHereTV.com for more info and and past shows.

Scott has been recognized as one of the few reporters in the world allowed to fly Combat Air Patrol as part of Operation Enduring Freedom following 9/11, when he flew backseat in an F-16 tailing civilian airliners. Scott's other proudest professional achievement is the expansion of TechNow! to a global audience. Produced right here in the Bay Area, TechNow! has been seen from Hong Kong to Tel Aviv to remote areas of Ghana. Scott especially enjoys receiving e-mails about the program from secluded corners of the globe.

Scott's most embarrassing professional moment came early in his career. On the first day at a new job, Scott was asked to do a live debrief from the newsroom. A nearby monitor was tuned to a different channel, so Scott didn't know when he was live on camera. When the anchor asked Scott "for the very latest from the newsroom," Scott promptly asked, "Is my tie straight?"

When not working, Scott enjoys time with his wife and two boys, plus their "nervous little dogs," Pepper and Lulu. As the father of two boys, Scott says, the majority of his time is consumed with mowing the lawn and attending Little League games. But he does find time to do some bike riding, and recommends the route from Pac Bell Park through Fisherman's Wharf, across the Golden Gate Bridge into Sausalito and on to Tiburon. He recommends taking the ferry back for the return route.

Scott is an active speaker on technology and television, at Stanford, Brigham Young and other universities, as well as numerous conferences. He is also a regular emcee and host for charity functions like the United Way, Juvenile Diabetes and the Cornerstone Project, which helps disadvantaged families.

Scott also joins sports radio hosts Murph, Mac and Gary Radnich on sports radio KNBR 680am on weekday mornings to talk business and technology.