Scott Stanford
Director of Sales and Marketing
- Contact Scott
- Call: 970-871-4202
- Email Directly: sstanford@steamboatpilot.com
Scott Stanford, 44, has been with the Steamboat Pilot & Today since May 2001, serving as editor and then advertising director before being named the newspaper's director of sales and marketing in 2008. He previously worked as a reporter and editor for 10 years at newspapers in Texas including the Corpus Christi Caller-Times (2000-01); the San Angelo Standard-Times (1993-2000): and the Kingsville Record (1991-92).
Scott grew up in Camden, S.C. He earned an English degree from the Naval Academy and did coursework in journalism at Texas A&M University-Kingsville before starting his newspaper career. Scott and his wife, Kelly, have two daughters, Maggie and Libby. When he is not at the newspaper, Scott enjoys hanging out with his kids, playing basketball and golf and listening to country music.
Recent Stories
$500 shopping spree winner announced
Denise Scifres of Nathrop is the winner of a $500 shopping spree from Exploresteamboat.com
Scott Stanford: Hoping my mistakes will help the next guy
It is your mistakes, not your successes, that teach you the most in this business.
Mechanical problem delays newspaper
Monday's print edition of Steamboat Today has been delayed because of a mechanical problem with the newspaper's press. The press was repaired by 6:45 a.m., and delivery began shortly afterward. Most of the city of Steamboat Springs had been delivered by 8:30 a.m. Normally, the press rolls between 1 and 3 a.m. on the Today, with the goal of having all 11,000 copies of the newspaper delivered to racks by 6:30 a.m. Circulation director Steve Balgenorth said all newspapers should be delivered by noon.
Scott Stanford: I've got a test for you
The release of Colorado Student Assessment Program test scores for the Steamboat Springs School District put us in a quandary ever year.
Los Lonely Boys comes to 'Boat
Grammy winners perform at Free Concert Series today
The Steamboat Springs Free Summer Concert Series caught a break this year when Los Lonely Boys was booked for the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo.
Scott Stanford: Energy industry fuels 'Power Play'
Mike Lawrence's first article in our Power Play series was more than 2,000 words. But it was the following paragraph that got my attention:
Scott Stanford: At Home: what a difference a year makes
Our summer edition of At Home magazine hits racks today. It is, in my opinion, our best edition yet.
Scott Stanford: If you start this column, you'll read most of it
I wish I had a nickel for every time someone has suggested that "readers only look at the headlines."
Scott Stanford: Giving it up for Bartender and Musknosumpin
Gotta give it up for the users of steamboatpilot.com - specifically Bartender, Musknosumpin, the_Lizard and Dundalk. They beat us to the news time and again this week.
Explosion kills 2 teens
S. Routt teenagers were jumping on oil storage tank
Two South Routt teenagers are dead after an oil storage tank they were jumping on in the Routt National Forest exploded, the Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office reported. The incident occurred late Saturday night at a well site off Rio Blanco County Road 8 near Chapman Reservoir. Killed were 17-year-old Samuel Hedemark of Phippsburg and 19-year-old Christopher King Fuller of Yampa.
