Selina Scott

Who is Selina Scott?

Selina Mary Scott is an English television presenter, who was a major figure in the launch of breakfast TV in the UK.

Scott first came to public notice as a newsreader on ITV’s News at Ten during the Falklands War, and then became a presenter on the BBC's Breakfast Time programme with Frank Bough and Nick Ross in 1983. In America, she worked on a current affairs programme for CBS, before joining Rupert Murdoch's satellite channel Sky.

Today Scott lives on a farm in her native Yorkshire, processing mohair into fashion garments. She has campaigned for animal welfare, better care for the elderly, and against institutional ageism in regard to older women.