Shaila Scott Exits WBLS/New York
• Longtime New York radio fixture Shaila Scott has exited her midday show on Mediaco Urban AC WBLS/New York after a decade of service. Scott, a 30-year industry pro, announced her departure in a statement posted to her Instagram account that read, in part, “Sadly, Mediaco decided not to renew my contract and advised me that ‘the station is going in a different direction.’ As a native New Yorker, it has been a pleasure to be your radio relative, and I am humbled to have been rewarded with consecutive #1 rankings in the 12 and over, 18-49 and 25-54 age demographics,” adding, “Thank you for trusting me to deliver content that touched and concerned our communities.”
As reported by the New York Daily News, the Harlem-raised Scott got her radio start at WBLK/Buffalo, NY and later worked various shifts at WRKS (98.7 Kiss FM) before joining WBLS in 2012.
Scott’s statement continued, “My objective was to use the power of that microphone to speak into the spirit of the village that raised me. Thank you for allowing me to do that for three decades. I appreciate every one of you that made this epic journey possible. Thanks to my legendary radio family for being a source of inspiration, my beautiful children for sharing me with millions and never complaining & Thank GOD for giving me the strength to endure it all. Although this is the end of my journey with WBLS, it is, of course not the end of OUR journey. Stay tuned.” [Photo from Instagram]
