[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 14 (Wednesday, February 8, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E98-E99]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF MARVIN SCOTT AT WPIX--CHANNEL 11

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 8, 2006

  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize a passionate 
newsman, Marvin Scott of WPIX--Channel 11, who has dedicated more than 
35 years to bringing accurate and unbiased news to all New Yorkers and 
to enter into the Record a Daily News article commemorating Scott's 
career. Last year marked a great milestone--Scott's 25-year anniversary 
at WPIX.
  For the last quarter century, New Yorkers have welcomed Scott into 
their homes each evening because the Bronx-born reporter has had his 
finger on the pulse of the community. From a very young age, Scott 
wanted to be a reporter. His dream actually started when he sold a 
photo of a Bronx fire to the Daily News and upon return from the fire, 
held his first ``news broadcast'' to his Bronx neighbors, Scott 
jokingly recounts. Throughout his career, which first began in radio 
but then WNYW--Channel 5 before his arrival to WPIX--Channel 11, Scott 
has covered space shuttle launches, interviewed world and local 
leaders, and most recently traveled to Iraq and spent Christmas with 
U.S. troops. It is this type of sacrifice and sensitivity that has made 
Scott an informative and integral part of the New York City media.
  One such story that is a testament to Scott's remarkable ability to 
connect with his viewers is the story of Stephanie Collado, a young 
girl from Brooklyn who years ago needed a heart transplant. Scott 
reported on her family's plight and remains in touch with Collado even 
today, years after the operation. As Scott says, he continues to live 
his dream. Hopefully, he will do so for many more years to come.

             [From the New York Daily News, Nov. 28, 2005]

                      Great Scott! 25 Yrs. at 'PIX

                           (By Richard Huff)

       Marvin Scott and a few close friends will gather today to 
     mark a rare milestone in television--a quarter of a century 
     at one station.
       The Bronx-born reporter has been with WPIX/Ch. 11 for 25 
     years, and spent 10 years before that with WNYW/Ch. 5. He was 
     in radio even before that.
       ``I had a dream of someday being able to be a reporter in 
     New York,'' said Scott. ``A role model of mine as a kid was 
     Gabe Pressman [now at WNBC/Ch. 4] and now Gabe is a 
     contemporary and a friend.''
       Scott's dream to be a reporter actually started when he 
     sold a photo of a Bronx fire to the Daily News. He made $27 
     for the sale.

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       His first news broadcast, he joked, was when he returned 
     from the fire and delivered the details to his neighbors at 
     Mount Eden and Townsend Aves., in the Bronx.
       Decades later, his audience is bigger, of course.
       ``I do it for the adrenaline and a love for what I do,'' he 
     said. ``I could not think about doing anything else. No two 
     days are alike.''
       Scott's a stickler for details. Indeed, he's been keeping 
     track of every story he's done for years. He figures he's 
     told more than 4,600 stories in 25 years. ``Sure, some are 
     clunkers,'' he said. ``I'll never turn down an assignment.''
       Scott says he's been on the front line of history. He's 
     covered Space Shuttle launches, interviewed world leaders and 
     spent Christmas last year with soldiers in Iraq. ``I'm a 
     story teller,'' he said. ``Every day I tell a story that runs 
     from a minute-and-a-half to three minutes.''
       One story that has stuck with him for years concerns 
     Stephanie Collado, a young girl from Brooklyn who needed a 
     heart transplant. He followed her story from her mother's 
     pleas for help, to the operation and the years after. He 
     still talks to Collado from time to time.
       ``It was human,'' he said. ``It was a human story about a 
     little girl in need. Adults would not have handled it as 
     courageously as she did.''
       The key to survival is being a good writer, and being 
     sensitive, Scott said. That's advice he gives all young 
     journalists, including his daughter Jill Scott, a reporter 
     for New York 1 News.
       ``I'm most proud of the fact that she did it on her own,'' 
     Scott said. ``She made her own opportunities and she got 
     noticed. It makes me so proud.''
       And no, even though many of those who started out in the 
     business when Scott did have thrown in the towel, he has no 
     intention of stepping aside anytime soon.
       ``I just feel blessed,'' he said. ``I am a kid from the 
     Bronx and I'm continuing to fulfill my dream.''

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