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Selina Scott
Selina Scott is an experienced news reader both in the UK and US and ideally suited to facilitate any conference
News Presenter & Talk Show Host
ITN first headhunted her in 1981 for its prestigious News At Ten. She then became the first woman to launch Breakfast Television in the UK, fronting the BBC’s Breakfast Time in 1983. Selina went on to break new ground with the UK’s first fashion magazine programme “The Clothes Show”, also for the BBC.
In 1986 the American network CBS headhunted Selina to co-anchor its award winning coast to coast current affairs show “West 57th”. She went on assignment for West 57th to Africa and Europe as well as covering headline issues in the US. Selina was the first journalist in the world to expose the cruel ivory trafficking trade in Kenya. Her work in highlighting the slaughter of elephants led directly to a new CITIES agreement made in Washington, which effectively banned the poaching of ivory.
Selina went on to work with another American network NBC on her own talk show – The Selina Scott Show - which was aired nightly throughout Europe.
Documentary Presenter
Selina has also produced highly acclaimed documentaries on the royal Heads of Europe including “A Prince Among Islands”, a profile on Prince Charles, a film with King Juan Carlos of Spain (which achieved record viewing figures for a documentary in Spain) and The Return of the King, travelling with King Constantine to Greece after 25 years of exile.
Recent work includes a documentary about the state of the British television industry which Selina wrote and presented for Channel Five called “Why I Hate Television”, and the “Tales From The Country” series for ITV1. In April this year (2007) Selina, along with her dog Chump, were the winners of BBC2’s “The Underdog Show”, and in July Selina co-presented “Animal Rescue Live” for BBC 1.
Selina now divides her time between London and Yorkshire, where she has a farm.
For further information or to book Selina Scott, call us on 020 8365 3200 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk
