Gail Scott (journalist)

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Gail M. Scott (born 25 June 1943) is a Canadian television personality. She is a former co-host of Canada AM and was inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame in 2005. [1]

Scott graduated from Carleton University with a bachelor of journalism in 1966 and began her television career with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) at CBOT-TV in Ottawa. In 1971, she became the CBC's parliamentary correspondent. In 1972, she became the parliamentary correspondent for CTV Television Network. In 1976, Scott was the field producer and host of W5 . She was co-host of Canada AM from 1978 to 1981 with Norm Perry. [2] [3]

Born in Ottawa, Scott became a part-time member of the CRTC in 1987 and was named commissioner in 1993. [2] [4] As commissioner, Scott and fellow CRTC member William Callahan opposed CRTC's 29 July 1997 granting of the last FM broadcast band in Toronto to CBC because "an Afro-Canadian music station would better serve the public interest in Canada's largest city, which has a 200,000-strong Caribbean community". [5]

Scott was a teacher at Ryerson University's School of Journalism in 1989. [6] She was part of the board of directors of the Michener Awards Foundation from 1986 to 1994, and its president from 1991 to 1993. [7] On leaving the CRTC in 1998, Scott became a member of the Ontario Criminal Injuries Compensation Board until 2008.[ citation needed ] In 2006, she was an independent board member of the Canadian Television Fund.[ citation needed ] In 2017, Scott was granted a master's degree in theological studies at Trinity College, University of Toronto.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Complete list of CAB Hall of Fame Inductees". Canadian Association of Broadcasters. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007.
    - Wedge, Pip (September 2005). "Member of CAB Hall of Fame: Scott, Gail". Canadian Communications Foundation. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Great Grads: Gail Scott". Carleton University Alumni Association. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Cobb, Chris (22 March 1980). "How to be full of fun and info at 6.45 a.m." Ottawa Citizen. Toronto. p. 33. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Vale, Allison (1 January 1996). "Perspective: Gail Scott: the CRTC at the crossroads". Playback. Brunico Communications. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  5. ↑ LeBlanc, Larry (9 August 1997). "Toronto FM-license Decision Raises Ire". Billboard. p. 6. Retrieved 25 March 2015– via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Chadha, Ena (1 April 1989). "Sins of Omission". Ryerson Review of Journalism. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Board of Directors, Michener Awards Foundation". The Michener Awards Foundation. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
    - "History of the Michener Awards Foundation". The Michener Awards Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 November 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2015.


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