WBFO - About Mark Scott



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About Mark Scott

Mark has been at WBFO since 1981, serving as News Director from 1981 through 1986 and 1992 to the present time. He's a 1977 graduate of Saint Bonaventure University, where he received a BA in Journalism. He served as News Director and Station Manager of the campus station, WSBU. After graduation, Mark was hired as News Director of WMNS Radio in Olean.

Under Mark's leadership, the WBFO News Department has won more awards from the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association than any other Buffalo radio station. The newsroom has also been honored with national awards from Public Radio News Directors Inc. and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

Mark is a member of Public Radio News Directors Incorporated and a board member of the Buffalo Broadcasters group. He serves on the communications task force for the Sisters of St. Francis in Williamsville and the communications subcommittee of Leave a Legacy. Mark is a past chairman of the board at the Northeast Family YMCA in Amherst, where he is found most mornings sweating on the treadmill.

Mark resides in Amherst with his wife Mary Lou. Their son, Anthony, attends the University of Rochester. Mark's interests include Buffalo radio history, reading, running and wondering how to make that next big tuition payment.

If you have any comments about WBFO's local news programming, call WBFO news director Mark Scott at (716) 829-6000, or send an e-mail message to him at mscott@wbfo.org.