Greg Scott
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Greg "Greggles" Scott is an English
television presenter. He is best known for being a presenter on the late night interactive ITV1 gameshow Quizmania
.
and then as a warm-up artist on the Channel 4
programme Countdown
for 13 years.
Between June 1998 and June 2001, Greg was the host of 'Greg Scott's Best Breakfast' on Scarborough-based commercial radio station Yorkshire Coast Radio
, having earlier presented the evening show on the station. During this phase of his career he also made occasional appearances on York
-based sister station, Minster FM
, both as a presenter and as a TV industry gossip correspondent on the Saturday evening show.
In 2003 he became a presenter on price-drop tv
. After almost two years with the channel, in July 2005 he announced that he was leaving in order to attempt to further his career, his last appearance on price-drop tv live being on 28 July 2005.
In August 2005, he made an appearance as himself in a sketch on the Channel 4
comedy series 'A Bear's Tail' which was a spin off from Avid Merrion's Bo Selecta series. In this sketch he plays himself as a host on price-drop tv
selling products such as Craig David's shoe and a cubic zirconia medallion. The actual price-drop tv
studio was used for this sketch. He was able to make this appearance through a mutual friend of himself and Leigh Francis
.
Then he became a senior host on Quizmania
on ITV Play
which was also for a time broadcast on ITV1
.
Following the axing of Quizmania
he went on to become a presenter on Play DJ, another ITV Play show, and also for a brief period appeared on the satellite and digital shopping TV channel iBuy
. ITV announced that it had axed its ITV Play
channel on 13 March 2007 and most of its participation tv shows, including Play DJ.
In July 2007, Greg joined PlayMonday and Big Box Bingo. Playmonday finished its run in November 2008; Big Box Bingo ended the following month.
In June 2008, Greg stated via his official website that he would not be taking part in the revival of Quizmania
. However on 4 November 2008 Greg did join the online Quizmania team for its US election special show, and has appeared several times since.
In April 2011, Greg returned to his radio roots, taking over Weekend Breakfast at Minster FM
in York.
On Friday 8 July 2011, Greg appeared in front of the cameras as a contestant on Countdown
. He lost 89 - 57 against a mathematics lecturer.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
television presenter. He is best known for being a presenter on the late night interactive ITV1 gameshow Quizmania
Quizmania
Quizmania was a popular British interactive gameshow. The show was devised by Chuck Thomas, Debbie King, and Simone Thorogood and produced by Fremantle Media for Information TV and ITV . Currently, the online revival is produced by Screen Pop Ltd. in association with Illumina Digital...
.
Early life and career
The son of a comedian, Greg Scott worked as a Redcoat at ButlinsButlins
Butlins is a chain of large holiday camps in the United Kingdom. Butlins was founded by Billy Butlin to provide affordable holidays for ordinary British families....
and then as a warm-up artist on the Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
programme Countdown
Countdown (game show)
Countdown is a British game show involving word and number puzzles. It is produced by ITV Studios and broadcast on Channel 4. It is presented by Jeff Stelling, assisted by Rachel Riley, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent. It was the first programme to be aired on Channel 4, and over sixty-five...
for 13 years.
Between June 1998 and June 2001, Greg was the host of 'Greg Scott's Best Breakfast' on Scarborough-based commercial radio station Yorkshire Coast Radio
Yorkshire Coast Radio
Yorkshire Coast Radio is an Independent Local Radio station based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. YCR is officially two Ofcom licenses, one for Scarborough and Whitby in North Yorkshire and one for Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire.-History:For many years several...
, having earlier presented the evening show on the station. During this phase of his career he also made occasional appearances on York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
-based sister station, Minster FM
Minster FM
Minster FM is an independent commercial local radio station based in Dunnington near York, Yorkshire, England and covering the city of York and surrounding areas...
, both as a presenter and as a TV industry gossip correspondent on the Saturday evening show.
In 2003 he became a presenter on price-drop tv
Price-drop tv
Price Drop is a British television shopping channel based in the UK, that runs daily live reversed auctions. It was the first reverse auction channel of its kind in the world. The channel first launched as Price-Drop.TV. The channel is owned by Bid Shopping....
. After almost two years with the channel, in July 2005 he announced that he was leaving in order to attempt to further his career, his last appearance on price-drop tv live being on 28 July 2005.
In August 2005, he made an appearance as himself in a sketch on the Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
comedy series 'A Bear's Tail' which was a spin off from Avid Merrion's Bo Selecta series. In this sketch he plays himself as a host on price-drop tv
Price-drop tv
Price Drop is a British television shopping channel based in the UK, that runs daily live reversed auctions. It was the first reverse auction channel of its kind in the world. The channel first launched as Price-Drop.TV. The channel is owned by Bid Shopping....
selling products such as Craig David's shoe and a cubic zirconia medallion. The actual price-drop tv
Price-drop tv
Price Drop is a British television shopping channel based in the UK, that runs daily live reversed auctions. It was the first reverse auction channel of its kind in the world. The channel first launched as Price-Drop.TV. The channel is owned by Bid Shopping....
studio was used for this sketch. He was able to make this appearance through a mutual friend of himself and Leigh Francis
Leigh Francis
Leigh Szaak Francis is an English impressionist born in Leeds. He is best known for his work as the creator of Channel 4's Bo' Selecta!, and for his portrayal of Keith Lemon for several ITV programmes. Francis lives in Camden Town, London, and on October 31, 2003, at Allerton Castle, North...
.
Then he became a senior host on Quizmania
Quizmania
Quizmania was a popular British interactive gameshow. The show was devised by Chuck Thomas, Debbie King, and Simone Thorogood and produced by Fremantle Media for Information TV and ITV . Currently, the online revival is produced by Screen Pop Ltd. in association with Illumina Digital...
on ITV Play
ITV Play
ITV Play was a 24/7 participation television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. The ITV Play name continued on the ITV Network until December 2007....
which was also for a time broadcast on ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
.
Following the axing of Quizmania
Quizmania
Quizmania was a popular British interactive gameshow. The show was devised by Chuck Thomas, Debbie King, and Simone Thorogood and produced by Fremantle Media for Information TV and ITV . Currently, the online revival is produced by Screen Pop Ltd. in association with Illumina Digital...
he went on to become a presenter on Play DJ, another ITV Play show, and also for a brief period appeared on the satellite and digital shopping TV channel iBuy
IBuy
iBuy was a minor British satellite-based home shopping channel.Created & launched on the 18 April 2005, by Andy Sheldon, who was one of George Spitaliotis's senior management figures at Auction World.tv and also created their sister channel Chase-It.tv....
. ITV announced that it had axed its ITV Play
ITV Play
ITV Play was a 24/7 participation television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. The ITV Play name continued on the ITV Network until December 2007....
channel on 13 March 2007 and most of its participation tv shows, including Play DJ.
In July 2007, Greg joined PlayMonday and Big Box Bingo. Playmonday finished its run in November 2008; Big Box Bingo ended the following month.
In June 2008, Greg stated via his official website that he would not be taking part in the revival of Quizmania
Quizmania
Quizmania was a popular British interactive gameshow. The show was devised by Chuck Thomas, Debbie King, and Simone Thorogood and produced by Fremantle Media for Information TV and ITV . Currently, the online revival is produced by Screen Pop Ltd. in association with Illumina Digital...
. However on 4 November 2008 Greg did join the online Quizmania team for its US election special show, and has appeared several times since.
In April 2011, Greg returned to his radio roots, taking over Weekend Breakfast at Minster FM
Minster FM
Minster FM is an independent commercial local radio station based in Dunnington near York, Yorkshire, England and covering the city of York and surrounding areas...
in York.
On Friday 8 July 2011, Greg appeared in front of the cameras as a contestant on Countdown
Countdown (game show)
Countdown is a British game show involving word and number puzzles. It is produced by ITV Studios and broadcast on Channel 4. It is presented by Jeff Stelling, assisted by Rachel Riley, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent. It was the first programme to be aired on Channel 4, and over sixty-five...
. He lost 89 - 57 against a mathematics lecturer.
Career
- CountdownCountdown (game show)Countdown is a British game show involving word and number puzzles. It is produced by ITV Studios and broadcast on Channel 4. It is presented by Jeff Stelling, assisted by Rachel Riley, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent. It was the first programme to be aired on Channel 4, and over sixty-five...
- Warm-up man. - On Your Marks - Co-Presenter with Carol VordermanCarol VordermanCarol Jean Vorderman MBE is a British media personality, best known for co-hosting the popular game show Countdown for 26 years from 1982 to 2008. In September 2011 she became a co-anchor of the ITV1 panel show Loose Women....
. - Yorkshire Coast RadioYorkshire Coast RadioYorkshire Coast Radio is an Independent Local Radio station based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. YCR is officially two Ofcom licenses, one for Scarborough and Whitby in North Yorkshire and one for Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire.-History:For many years several...
- Breakfast show presenter. - price-drop tvPrice-drop tvPrice Drop is a British television shopping channel based in the UK, that runs daily live reversed auctions. It was the first reverse auction channel of its kind in the world. The channel first launched as Price-Drop.TV. The channel is owned by Bid Shopping....
- Host: August 2003 to 28 July 2005. September 2009 to January 2010. - QuizmaniaQuizmaniaQuizmania was a popular British interactive gameshow. The show was devised by Chuck Thomas, Debbie King, and Simone Thorogood and produced by Fremantle Media for Information TV and ITV . Currently, the online revival is produced by Screen Pop Ltd. in association with Illumina Digital...
- Presenter: 12 August 2005 to 15 January 2007. - iBuyIBuyiBuy was a minor British satellite-based home shopping channel.Created & launched on the 18 April 2005, by Andy Sheldon, who was one of George Spitaliotis's senior management figures at Auction World.tv and also created their sister channel Chase-It.tv....
- Presenter : 15 January 2007 - 15 February 2007 - Play DJ - Presenter : 17 January 2007 - 4 March 2007
- Playmonday Lottery - Presenter: 11 June 2007 - 12 November 2007
- Big Box Bingo - Presenter: 3 July 2007–Present
- QuizmaniaQuizmaniaQuizmania was a popular British interactive gameshow. The show was devised by Chuck Thomas, Debbie King, and Simone Thorogood and produced by Fremantle Media for Information TV and ITV . Currently, the online revival is produced by Screen Pop Ltd. in association with Illumina Digital...
online - US election special: 4 November 2008, Bonfire night special 5 November 2009 - TV Pilots (The Last Word, On a Roll, Coalition, My Family Vs The Nation, Big Boss, Hold On To Your Seat)
- Minster FMMinster FMMinster FM is an independent commercial local radio station based in Dunnington near York, Yorkshire, England and covering the city of York and surrounding areas...
- Weekend Breakfast presenter: April 2011 – Present