Treavor Scales is jumping from ESPN to Bally Sports South and Southeast. The former social voice for ESPN is joining Bally Sports as their new host of the networks’ Braves LIVE and Hawks LIVE pre-and postgame shows.
Scales is making his debut during Braves LIVE on Tuesday, Sept. 14.
“Landing this position is a dream come true in a myriad of different ways,” Scales said in a press release. “Coming back home to cover the Braves and Hawks for Bally Sports and continue the precedent set by Jerome Jurenovich is an honor. It is a joyous occasion to be able to work with the personalities we have here and to contribute my own personality to these fun and informative shows.”
Scales is replacing Jerome Jurenovich, who is heading for retirement from broadcasting. The host spent 15 years with the network, and a native Georgian is replacing him. Scales grew up in Stone Mountain, GA., and graduated from Dunwoody High School in 2009.
“Sports are meant to be fun, and Treavor is big-time fun,” Senior Vice President and General Manager of Bally Sports South/Bally Sports Southeast Jeff Genther said. “He has great energy, local knowledge, and a home-grown passion for Atlanta’s teams.”
Scales is bringing a serious resume back home. He was a four-time All-Ivy League running back on the Harvard football team and graduated in 2013 with an economics degree.
“There are few people who love Atlanta more than Treavor, and there are fewer people who work as hard at their craft than him as well,” ESPN personality Taylor Twellman said. “I couldn’t be happier for him to be able to work in a field he is good at while working with a subject he lives and dies for. Atlanta got themselves a good one.”
Following graduation, Scales began at ESPN in 2013 as a crewing coordinator. He went on to host SportsNation on ESPN+ and appeared across ESPN’s digital and social platforms as a host of different programs.