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Scott Schaffer

Anchor
Scott.Schaffer@wnep.com

Scott joined Newswatch 16 in May of 1999 as an anchor and reporter. He is currently the co-anchor of Newswatch 16 at 6:00, 7:00, 10:00 and 11:00 pm.

He came to WNEP-TV following a stint as morning anchor at WJRT-TV in Flint, Michigan. He got his start in broadcast journalism at Service Electric Cable TV in Allentown, and also worked as an anchor/reporter at WHTM in Harrisburg, before heading to Michigan in 1996.

Since coming to WNEP-TV, Scott has anchored the weekend newscasts, as well as the 5:00 and 5:30pm newscasts. He also covered news stories in every county of the Newswatch 16 coverage area.

Scott is a native of Reading, and graduated from LaSalle University in Philadelphia, with degrees in Communications and Marketing.

Scott is an avid sports fan.

Recent Articles

  • Talkback Feedback: The Inauguration and WNEP’s Big Announcement

    Posted on: 9:57 pm, January 24, 2013, by , updated on: 11:14pm, January 24, 2013

    Viewers had a lot to say about the new newscast coming to WNEP, and some folks voiced their opinion about...
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  • Kathleen Kane Sworn in as State Attorney General

    Posted on: 6:53 pm, January 15, 2013, by , updated on: 07:17pm, January 15, 2013

    HARRISBURG — Kathleen Kane told the audience that packed the Capitol rotunda for her swearing-in, that the significance of this...
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  • Talkback Feedback: Turnpike Tolls and Sparklers

    Posted on: 10:58 pm, January 10, 2013, by

    Tolls have gone up again on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and more road repairs in our area. That’s what has our...
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  • Crimson Tide Fans Gather to Cheer

    Posted on: 9:34 pm, January 7, 2013, by , updated on: 11:04pm, January 7, 2013

    WILKES-BARRE – “Roll, Tide” is a familiar cheer in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, but Harry Daugherty doesn’t know of too many other...
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  • Mayor Doherty Will Not Seek Re-election

    Posted on: 3:40 pm, January 4, 2013, by , updated on: 10:26pm, January 4, 2013

    SCRANTON — Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty has announced that he will not seek re-election for a fourth term. Mayor Doherty...
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  • Talkback Feedback: Talking About Talkback

    Posted on: 10:34 pm, January 3, 2013, by

    In the first Talkback Feedback of 2013, viewers are talking about Talkback 16.
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  • Interview with Governor Corbett

    Posted on: 6:20 pm, January 3, 2013, by , updated on: 07:05pm, January 3, 2013

    One day after announcing that Pennsylvania is suing the NCAA over its severe sanctions against Penn State for its handling...
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  • Talkback Feedback: A Holiday Edition

    Posted on: 10:51 pm, December 27, 2012, by

    It’s a holiday edition of Talkback Feedback. Joe Snedeker, Arnold Schwarzenegger and the end of the world are all a...
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  • Talkback Feedback: Tragedy in Connecticut

    Posted on: 10:38 pm, December 20, 2012, by

    In a more serious edition of Talkback Feedback, we hear a lot of calls from viewers about our coverage of...
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  • Strike Looming in Old Forge

    Posted on: 10:32 pm, December 19, 2012, by , updated on: 11:20pm, December 19, 2012

    OLD FORGE — Emotions boiled over a the Old Forge school board meeting, just hours before the district’s teachers were...
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  • Talkback Feedback: Our Strange Town and Jon and Renie’s Baby

    Posted on: 10:45 pm, December 13, 2012, by , updated on: 11:24pm, December 13, 2012

    People insulted the area and our way of covering the news in this week’s Talkback Feedback, but we got some...
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  • Talkback Feedback: Reading the Newspaper and Forecasting the Weather

    Posted on: 11:43 pm, December 6, 2012, by

    In this week’s Talkback Feedback, Scott gets a compliment. People had something to say about us breaking into regular programming...
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