Ronald B. Scott

Ronald Bruce Scott is an American journalist and author of a biography of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney: An Inside Look at the Man and His Politics, published in October 2011 by Globe Pequot Press.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

Ronald B. Scott was born in Salt Lake City (October 4, 1945) to Robert R. Scott and Lillian Haws Scott. He was a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New England (1965–67). He studied journalism at the University of Utah while working as a reporter for both of the city's daily newspapers, The Salt Lake Tribune and The Deseret News (now The Deseret Morning News).^[6] He worked briefly for United Press International in 1970 before accepting a position with Time, Inc. in New York City, where he reported and wrote for its magazines Time, Sports Illustrated and Life, and was part of the small start-up editorial team that founded People Magazine in 1974.^[7][8][9] From there, Scott wrote pieces on subjects ranging from Billy Carter to Donnie and Marie Osmond to Muhammad Ali.^[10][11][12]

In a 2005 article in Sunstone (magazine),^[13] Scott noted Romney’s "flip-flops" on issues like abortion, stem cell research, gun control, and gay rights. The article was widely quoted by other broadcast and print media during the 2008 primary election season.^[14]

In 1979, Scott founded a multiple sports championship called the Women's Games involving 350 Olympic-caliber athletes in five sports.^[15][16] He lives in suburban Boston, Massachusetts and is married to Diana Lynn Watt Scott. He is the father of three sons and two daughters. Previously, he lived in Westport, Connecticut for 14 years.

Published works

• Mitt Romney: An Inside Look At The Man and His Politics, Globe Pequot Press 2011, ISBN 978-0-7627-7927-7
• Closing Circles: Trapped In The Mormon Moment,Gray Dog Press, 2011,ISBN 978-1-936178-49-0,ISBN 1-936178-49-4

References

External links

• Author's twitter