Scott Fowler is a sports columnist for McClatchy. He graduated with a degree in Journalism from the University of North Carolina, and he joined McClatchy in 1990. He has 39 years of experience in journalism.

He has won McClatchy’s highest journalism honor twice, in 2019 and 2025, for projects called “Carruth” (about a murder involving a Carolina Panthers player) and “9/11/74” (about a forgotten plane crash in Charlotte). He has also earned 24 national APSE awards for his sports writing.

Scott and his wife, Elise, have four children and met at the old Charlotte Observer building on the escalator between the second and third floors. In his spare time, Scott enjoys coaching youth sports and playing tennis.