Mark Scott

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mark Scott
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Oct 9, 1962(1962-10-09)
Age	62
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	Australia
Birth City	Los Angeles
Horoscope	Capricorn

Mark Scott Biography

Mark Scott is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on October 9, 1962 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Australia. Scott was born in 1962 in Los Angeles. He holds dual Australian and United States citizenship.

On 13 June 2011, Scott was named an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to media and communications, and to the community through advisory and governance roles with a range of social justice and educational bodies.

In November 2014, as Managing Director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Scott announced that after 55 years, the Collinswood ABC television studios in South Australia would be closed. The announcement, following the 2011 demolition of the ABC TV facility in Perth and the 2012 closure of Tasmania’s TV production unit also revealed the end of state based current affairs show 7.30 Report (state editions) – formally Stateline.

In June 2016, Scott was appointed secretary of the New South Wales Department of Education. He is responsible for more than 2000 schools and around 49,000 teachers in the state..

In 2010 he was appointed to a second five-year term as the ABC’s managing director. His time at the ABC was marked by extensive change, including the creation of ABC3, a digital TV channel for children, and the 24-hour news channel ABC News 24, as well as a major expansion into digital and on-line technology and an expansion of quality drama. Scott has been a strong defender of the value of social media in journalism and skeptical on the capacity of news organisations to charge for content they have previously provided free of charge.

Mark Scott Net Worth

Mark Scott is one of the richest Journalist from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Scott 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Mark Walter Scott AO (born 9 October 1962) is an Australian public servant and former media executive. He was the managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 2006 to 2016. Prior to commencing at the ABC, Scott had previously held a senior role at Fairfax Media, responsible for the editorial content of the group’s major newspapers including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Sun-Herald and The Sunday Age.

Scott is married to Briony Scott, the principal of Wenona School, a private day and boarding school for girls. He is a grandson of Sir Walter Scott AC who was responsible for the introduction of decimal currency in Australia. His father Brian reviewed the NSW Department of Education in the 1980s.

Responding to 2014 Liberal Government budget cuts of $254 million over 5 years, Mark Scott axed ABC Radio National program Bush Telegraph and five regional radio outposts. In a senate inquiry about the cuts, Scott rejected claims that ABC management was using the Abbott Government’s cuts as an excuse to pursue unpopular cost-saving initiatives.

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Who is Mark Scott Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Mark Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Mark Scott celebrates birthday on October 9 of every year.