Pros On The Loose: Tony Scott
• After 50 years of hosting radio shows — the last decade in afternoon drive on Pacific Broadcasting Group Classic Hits WXRC (95.7 The Ride)/Charlotte, major market veteran Tony Scott will be amicably parting ways and unplugging this Friday, Aug. 29.
Scott’s remarkable half-century radio run began, interestingly, on American Forces Network (AFN) in Taiwan. In 1979, Scott landed his first big stateside gig at WPGC/Washington. That was followed by a stop at the legendary WIFI-92/Philadelphia in the early ’80s before Scott headed west to Denver, where he worked at KIMN & KPKE.
Scott eventually landed in Los Angeles, where he notably cracked the mic at KIIS-FM, KRTH (K-Earth 101), 95.5 KLOS (as host of The 7th Day album spotlight show and longtime back-up host to Bob Coburn on the syndicated Rockline), and the late KSWD (100.3 The Sound). He also spent over 20 years as afternoon host on Westwood One’s Classic Rock Network. Scott continues to work with several companies, including AFN, where he hosted a daily feature for the last 20 years that is carried worldwide on the network.
As Scott now scans the horizon for what’s next, he commented, “Huge thanks to [WXRC owner] Dave Lingafelt and the staff at WXRC for bringing me in to help start up the station 23 years ago. Originally I was the voice of the station, and evolved into the afternoon host. The Ride continues to pull huge numbers in the market, so it feels great to leave on a high note.”
Scott can be contacted at tscotta2017@gmail.com.
