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Receive the latest news and breaking updates, straight from our newsroom to your inbox. She began her career in Seattle, where she was the city's first female newscaster. A funeral service was held on Saturday, February 11th 2023 at 2:00 PM at the Zion Lutheran Church (612 Grand St, Bridgeport, CT 06604). Margaret A. Shelby Obituary. Scott was born as Shelby Schuck in Seattle, but changed her name at the suggestion of superiors at WBZ, the Globe reported. Scott moved across the country to WBZ in 1965, where she spent most of her time as an anchor. And though in later years her winter storm reporting became iconic, Shelby was much more than a snow reporter, Brown said. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. She came to WBZ from Seattle to anchor the noon news . In the absence of war, create one. In 1977, Scott and Gail Harris became local TVs first-ever all female anchor team. As AFTRA national president for eight years and a board member for many more, as a trustee on the AFTRA Health and Retirement Funds, and through her foresight in working to merge SAG and AFTRA, Shelbys legacy is profound and she will be deeply missed.. Initially, she worked in radio and TV in Seattle, where she launched her on-air career as an reporter and also was a writer, film editor, and documentary film producer. [5] In 1997, President Bill Clinton appointed her to the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters. At that juncture, not long before she retired, Bostons winter storms meant Shelby Scott. The report wondered if snowfall totals would create a 2-Shelby winter.. American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, "Shelby Scott Dies: Former AFTRA President Who Helped Spearhead Merger With SAG Was 86", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shelby_Scott&oldid=1097248282, American television reporters and correspondents, Presidents of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 9 July 2022, at 15:42. Shelby Scott, broadcaster and former president of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) has died. All Rights Reserved. A private family service is likely, according to WBZ. It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Margaret A. Shelby of Bridgeport, New York, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, who passed away on February 6, 2023, at the age of 94, leaving to mourn family and friends. Ms. Scott graduated from Franklin High School in Seattle and received a bachelors degree in communications from the University of Washington. She was 86. Scott was a key member of the Group for One Union coalition of past SAG and AFTRA leaders who lobbied members for the referendum vote and helped lead working groups to handle the complicated integration process. She used her winter hats to advise viewers. Liz Walker, who arrived at WBZ at the beginning of the 1980s and became the stations first Black news anchor, recalled that Ms. Scott was tough, but I think women had to be tough then., Ms. Scott was very capable of handling herself in all kinds of situations. The importance of saying "I love you" during COVID-19, Effective ways of dealing with the grieving process, Solutions to show your sympathy safely during the Covid-19 pandemic. Search New York obituaries and condolences, hosted by Echovita.com. Later she served as AFTRA Foundation president, where she helped assemble theSuperstorm Sandy Relief Fund in 2012 to aid SAG-AFTRA members. More than a decade later, Scott was active behind the scenes when a different SAG regime was able to get the merger referendum vote approved in March 2012. One day she came back to the newsroom after doing a story about tagging bears she couldnt stop talking about how she got to hug a bear cub.. And then we put her back in her box and store her with the decorations and fake tree until next year. A blue hat advised exercising caution. Shelby. It was the start of the "we promised them a storm, we'll give them one" wall to wall model, which we constantly see now. First published on June 4, 2022 / 8:31 PM. She became president of AFTRAs Boston local and national vice president before ascending to national president in 1993. Consider a contribution. Very sad, not many made their mark like she did. As a girl, she often visited her grandparents in Hobart, a half-hour southeast of Seattle. I think Ive proved them wrong.. She will be missed because she was an icon., And whether Ms. Scott was holding her own against fierce winds on a Cape Cod beach or reporting in a high-crime area, she was afraid of nothing, said Nat Whittemore, a retired longtime WBZ news photographer. It wouldnt fly today unless it was about some national issue/tragedy. May 10. . She began her professional career as traffic manager for KIRO-TV and radio in Seattle, before becoming an on . She became president of AFTRAs Boston local and national vice president before ascending to national president in 1993. But it is for her work off camera as a dedicated union leader that we at SAG-AFTRA will always be most grateful, said Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRAs National Executive Director. She was 86. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. She was predeceased by : her parents, Genero Iacozza and Margaret Iacozza (Kunze); and her brother Robert Iacozza (Margaret) of Milford, CT.. She is survived by : her children, John Shelby of Bridgeport, CT, Michael Shelby of Salem, NY, Diane Fana (Steven) of Lake George, NY and Karen Benedict (Joseph) of Schenectady, NY; her grandchildren, Julianne Shelby (Zeke Wright), Drew Fana (James Huntington), Brittany Shelby, Eric Fana (Kerry McCabe), Glenn Murcko and Nicklaus Shelby; her great grandchild Jack Steven Fana; and her sister Elaine Antonini of Monroe, CT. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Shelby was 86 years old. CBS network wanted it. After serving as national first vice president, she was elected president of AFTRA in 1993. Our condolences go out to Shelby's family.". Per WBZ, Scotts on-the-scene coverage of Bostons many storms led the Boston Globe newspaper to occasionally measure snowfall in Shelbys rather than feet. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use. No cause. }Customer Service. A true "long format", in depth news show dissecting a single topic. Among Scotts roles, she co-anchored the stations Channel 4 News at Noon for fourteen years and its 5:30 News program for 5 years. [1], In 1980 she was demoted from the anchor desk to general assignment reporter. Scott was also awarded AFTRAs George Heller Gold Card for her service. She was a mentor. 3 feet of snow. Funeral arrangement under the care ofBaker Funeral Home, Zion Lutheran Church 612 Grand St, Bridgeport, CT 06604. Shelby Scott, the longtime Boston TV news anchor and former AFTRA leader who pushed for the union's 2012 merger with SAG, died June 1 at her home in Tucson, Ariz. She was 86. Scotts first major assignment in the Boston area was covering the Great Northeast Blackout of 1965, which caused millions in New England and beyond to lose power for hours. Which I know because that storm was the one storm in all our time in Roslindale that the city failed to clear the roads around here quickly and so we were stuck up on our hill for at least three days before a plow finally came up our street. Shelby Scott, the longtime Boston TV news anchor and former AFTRA leader who pushed for the unions 2012 merger with SAG, died June 1 at her home in Tucson, Ariz. She was 86. She retired over two decades ago. Obituaries. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. ', Super Mario Bros. 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She came to WBZ from Seattle to anchor the noon news, eventually becoming half of the nation's first all-female anchor team with Gail Harris in 1977. 47 minutes of one topic.. the Overland Park Mall & its community. But it is for her work off-camera as a dedicated union leader that we at SAG-AFTRA will always be most grateful, SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland told Deadline. SAG-AFTRA announced Scotts passing on Sunday. Scott was elected president of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) in 1993. Shelby Scott, the former WBZ reporter known for her storm coverage and for being one half of the nations first all-female anchor team, has died. She was one of a kind, and so much more than a storm reporter.. Stay up to date with everything Boston. She was 86. Often standing out there saying "here we are in this terrible blizzard" when there was no such blizzard. Born in Washington state, Scott earned a bachelors degree in communications from University of Washington in 1957. Celebration of Life service will be held at 12:30 PM on Thursday, December 9, 2021 . . There is no photo or video of Margaret A. Shelby.Be the first to share a memory to pay tribute. Scott worked at WBZ from 1965 until her retirement in 1996. He was born December 27, 1941 in Oklahoma City to Walter M. and Alice M. (Porch) Scott. Scott was part of the nation's first all-female anchor team. 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Ready for Tolkien Battle, How the Landscape of Native-Led Stories Has Changed Between Avatars: Were Flexing Our Sovereignty, The Definitive Voice of Entertainment News. She recalled in a Globe interview that she was often the only woman reporting on-air in Seattle and sometimes confronted gender discrimination. Tony Scott. I seldom wore a white hat, she said in 2001, when she was officially retired, but occasionally was still called back into service. [4], Scott served as president of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists' Boston local and was elected to the union's national board in 1981. Bryan Marquard can be reached at bryan.marquard@globe.com. It was piling up 2 to 3" in between. A groundbreaking woman in broadcast news in Seattle and Boston, she arrived at WBZ from the West Coast and soon became one of Bostons most recognizable faces behind an anchor desk and holding a microphone in the field, vanquishing gender barriers from the start. 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