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Scott Ellsworth (Harvey Charles Ellsworth) was born on 4 January, 1927 in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, U.S., is an American radio host. Discover Scott Ellsworth's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 97 years old?

Popular As Harvey Charles Ellsworth
Occupation Radio personality, news anchor, tv host, actor
Age 97 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 4 January, 1927
Birthday 4 January
Birthplace Plymouth, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1927

Scott Ellsworth (née Harvey Charles Ellsworth, January 4, 1927) is an American radio personality, news presenter, and actor.

Scott Ellsworth was born Harvey Charles Ellsworth in Plymouth, Pennsylvania in 1927.

1944

He moved with his family to Pompton Lakes, New Jersey where he graduated from Pompton Lakes High School in 1944.

His father, Harvey Warren Ellsworth, was as a "song plugger" who also played the trumpet and led Ellsworth to his first inspiration to go into the arts and entertainment.

His father was also a vocalist first at KDKA in Pittsburgh in and then to New York City on NBC radio, movie theaters and stage productions.

Ellsworth would play the trumpet and cornet during high school up until he entered the Armed Forces during WWII.

Directly following high school School Ellsworth served in the United States Merchant Marine, he would serve in the Pacific Theater of the war.

1948

Following his military service, Ellsworth moved to Brooklyn, New York in 1948 and enrolled in New York University in Manhattan.

He signed up for a speech class, and was told by the professor he had a "'professional sounding voice" and could make it "his profession".

1952

Ellsworth earned a Bachelors of Arts degree in both Psychology and Drama from NYU in 1952.

After graduating Ellsworth moved to Montrose, Colorado to pursue his dream in broadcasting after having cut an audio, audition disc for producer Pat Kelly at NBC studios in New York.

In 1952, Ellsworth moved his family to Montrose, Colorado where he worked in numerous capacities as newscaster, program manager and announcer for KUBC at $400 a month.

They allowed Ellsworth to exercise a number of ideas he had for the station.

1955

In 1955 the KUBC owner bought KVOD in Denver and wanted Ellsworth to become program director; he moved to Denver and worked in radio and T.V. broadcasting for the next 5 years for KBTV and KVOD.

Ellsworth eventually resigned from his position at KVOD and moved to station KLZ in Denver.

He would create successful shows such as "Active Radio" which was an on the spot news and events broadcast.

He would soon move back to KVOD (now KHOW) as operations manager.

Another ownership change and other difficult circumstances with management prompted Ellsworth to eventually move to KALL, an ABC affiliate in Salt Lake City.

1960

The host of Scott's Place, a jazz radio broadcast that came to prominence in the late 1960s, he has been on the air at Financial News Network, KFI, KCOP-TV, KNX-TV in Los Angeles and KWXY in Cathedral City, California.

1963

In 1963 Ellsworth resigned from KHOW and moved his family from Colorado to Salt Lake City where he served as a newscaster and program director at KALL (1963–65).

KVOD was an ABC affiliate station, the primary ABC network business manager helped Ellsworth secure the position at KALL at the top of the pay scale (ABC affiliate in Salt Lake City).

In 18 months of moving there Ellsworth and his family realized this was not the right position or the location they ultimately desired to live in.

1965

On June 12, 1965, Ellsworth traveled to Los Angeles looking for work and was doing taping for TV commercials, he visited the KFI studio (affiliate of NBC), where he was offered a job after auditioning for KFI station manager Pat Kelly.

He was given duties of being a staff announcer going from studio to studio doing commercial and station IDs, as well as other on-air responsibilities.

In 1965 KFI's station manager Pat Kelly who suggested Ellsworth use the name "Scott."

1968

On June 5, 1968, Ellsworth was the on-site reporter for KFI during Robert F. Kennedy's victory speech for the California, Democratic Party primary.

He was literally within arm's distance of witnessing and reporting on Kennedy's assassination at the hands of Sirhan Sirhan.

Ellsworth moved his family to the Southern California/Los Angeles region settling in the Reseda area in the San Fernando Valley, just north of the KFI, Burbank studios.

1973

He worked for KFI radio and then KCBS-FM in 1973.

He later worked for KCOP-TV as a newscaster, sportscaster, writer, announcer and talk show host for several years.

At KCOP-TV Ellsworth produced, wrote and hosted Daybreak and Who Can I Turn To which were weekly talk shows dealing with financial and medical topics.

For 2 years he was the talk show host for KNX-TV's (Los Angeles) Noontime midday show.

1974

In 1974 Ellsworth lent his talent to the Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band album Kogun.

His voice is heard on the track Memory as part of a narrative and story telling relating to Japanese folklore.

1981

In early 1981 Ellsworth signed on with the Financial News Network as news anchor.

1983

In 1983, Financial News Network (FNN) established a 24-hour feed on cable TV only.

At night, it added SCORE (television), a mini-network that aired sports events and news.

Ellsworth become the evening news anchor and interviewer for FNN, broadcasting out of their Santa Monica studio.

1984

In August 1984 Ellsworth officially changed his name from "Harvey Charles Ellsworth" to his professional and stage name, "Scott Ellsworth."

2008

Memory is also included on the 2008 Mosaic 3 CD compilation, Mosaic Select: Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band.