Shelby Scott

Shelby Scott (born Shelby Schuck; January 6, 1936 – June 1, 2022) was an American journalist and union leader who was a longtime reporter for WBZ-TV in Boston. She began her career in Seattle, where she was the city's first female newscaster. She was employed by WBZ-TV from 1965 to 1996, where she became known for her blizzard coverage. She served as president of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists from 1993 to 2001 and helped lead that union's merger with the Screen Actors Guild.

Early life Scott was born in Seattle on January 6, 1936, to Harry and Inga Ring Schuck. Her father was a building maintenance man and her mother was a grade-school teacher and a Finnish immigrant. She graduated from Franklin High School and earned a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Washington. She covered politics and state government, but became most known for her coverage of winter storms. She retired from WBZ in February 1996, but continued to cover storms for the station as a freelance reporter.

AFTRA 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. After serving as national first vice president, she was elected president of AFTRA in 1993. In 1999 the union approved a constitutional amendment eliminating term-limits on the presidency, which allowed Scott to serve a fourth two-year term. In 1997, President Bill Clinton appointed her to the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters. She was one of the SAG and AFTRA leaders who led the movement to merge the two unions in 2012.