Scott Bremner is a national award winning writer and Emmy award winning journalist whose work has appeared on television, radio and through the Internet over the past 30 years.
In 1998, Scott began writing a column directly to the Internet and in short order the work began winning awards. First, Scott was awarded a silver medal by the International Association of Business Communicators.
In 2000, Scott was judged to be best in the nation for online work from the prestigious National Society of Newspaper Columnists. A collection of those pieces can now be found in Scott's first book, "Thoughts from Under the Hat."
The video version of Scott's weekly columns has now won back-to-back Emmy awards for editorial writing, the first Emmy Awards ever won in the Erie market.
Those pieces can now be seen here and also every Friday night on Newswatch at Six.
Scott also hosts, books and produces our weekly Insider community affairs show and has an in-depth story every night on SEE News.
Scott is married to Diane, a high school English teacher. They have two daughters and live in the suburban Erie area.
Friday, May 17 2013 4:34 PM EDT2013-05-17 20:34:30 GMT
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ended about a dozen legal challenges this week by okaying a revised 10-year plan to redraw the state's political boundaries. The first plan was considered to be too bizarreMore >>
Drawing political boundaries for personal gains makes it hard to say we support free and open elections.More >>
Friday, May 10 2013 5:03 PM EDT2013-05-10 21:03:20 GMT
You hear the word "potential" a lot when talking about the problems facing young people and their decisions of staying on the straight and narrow or veering off into life on the streets. Few lives showMore >>
The man with a once promising career now faces years in jail, raising more questions about how to keep young people focused on achievement.More >>
Friday, May 3 2013 11:47 AM EDT2013-05-03 15:47:51 GMT
A lot of the stories we cover aren't fun. Some days you're slogging through municipal budgets. Others require that we cover a tragedy in the community. But then there are those rare times when you hitMore >>
A story on the frustrations of Erie's red lights proves a unifying experience.More >>
Friday, April 26 2013 12:06 PM EDT2013-04-26 16:06:02 GMT
The chaotic and sad events in Boston this week are once again a reminder of the need to trust your source of information as well as a reminder that those who give out the information must double checkMore >>
The premature announcement of an arrest in Boston is a strict lesson in trusting sources especially over the Internet.More >>
Friday, April 19 2013 2:59 PM EDT2013-04-19 18:59:56 GMT
For Erie's unionized General Electric workers, leverage is something in short supply these days. The latest example of that is the company's announcement that one of its premier locomotive lines willMore >>
Erie has an uphill battle trying to make trains against leaner and newer competition.More >>
Friday, April 12 2013 2:24 PM EDT2013-04-12 18:24:31 GMT
It's becoming clear this week that there are a lot of moving parts as lawmakers try to decide how or if to change how alcohol is sold in Pennsylvania. What will be a boon for some can quickly become aMore >>
Sales for beer distributors could be going flat if the current proposal to change the state's alcohol monopoly is passed.More >>
Friday, April 5 2013 11:32 AM EDT2013-04-05 15:32:00 GMT
The WSEE family lost one of the pillars of its history this week with the passing of legendary investigative reporter Carol Pella. Carol came out of Penn State about the same time Watergate came out inMore >>
We lost a legendary investigative journalist with the passing of Carol Pella, but her lessons in tenacity and accurate reporting live on.More >>
Friday, March 29 2013 2:09 PM EDT2013-03-29 18:09:31 GMT
If there is anything good that can come from the recent loss of an Erie teenager, it's further proof that neighbors here can and do care about each other. I'm talking of course about the death of 17-yearMore >>
The tragic loss of an Erie teenager proves both the power of neighbors caring for each other and the power of the new ways in which we communicate.More >>
Friday, March 22 2013 5:02 PM EDT2013-03-22 21:02:35 GMT
It is the calm before the storm in the Vatican. A brand new Pope, fresh from a hectic two days that ended in a plume of white smoke, now meeting with cardinals for the first time since that historic voteMore >>
Pope Francis may have his last quiet weekend for a while, as the burdens of leadership settle in.More >>
Friday, March 15 2013 11:13 AM EDT2013-03-15 15:13:27 GMT
The testimony was, at times, heartbreaking. Hard working people who don't make enough to have health insurance, waking up every morning to roll the dice that they won't get sick or injured before day'sMore >>
Half a million uninsured Pennsylvanians are caught between a plan to drastically expand Medicaid and the money to pay for it.More >>
Friday, March 1 2013 4:39 PM EST2013-03-01 21:39:25 GMT
Like nature, we too abhor a vacuum. One of the reasons why I'm able to do the job I do is because at our core we are curious. It's not enough to know that something has happened. We need to know why itMore >>
The sudden disappearance of a 17-year old has produced a number of theories but few leads about what happened.More >>
Friday, March 1 2013 4:25 PM EST2013-03-01 21:25:57 GMT
Months of fruitless efforts have come to this. It's just a few more hours before massive, mandated, nearly across the board cuts in federal spending kick in. President Obama says he will wait until theMore >>
If federal sequester cuts were put in household terms, the impact would be about 100 dollars a month or less. If we could get by with that, why can't Washington?More >>
Friday, February 22 2013 3:00 PM EST2013-02-22 20:00:08 GMT
If you are a fan of bare fisted political fights you should get a front row seat in Harrisburg for the next few years. Governor Tom Corbett has used his majority of Republican lawmakers to make cuts inMore >>
The decision by the Attorney General to oppose a contract to farm out the state lottery system is proof that Governor Corbett faces some tough battles ahead.More >>
Friday, February 22 2013 2:58 PM EST2013-02-22 19:58:36 GMT
Anyone in business can tell you that one of the most difficult things to do is to change the culture of how an organization works. Like horses that follow the well-worn paths back to the barn, we tooMore >>
Meals on Wheels had to think outside its core mission, to make sure clients can eat when snowstorms shut down the roads.More >>
Friday, February 8 2013 2:39 PM EST2013-02-08 19:39:36 GMT
Governor Tom Corbett is taking a shot at selling the state's monopoly on wine and spirits. He goes boldly where others have failed completely, including former Republican governors Dick Thornburgh andMore >>
Is it worth five thousand state jobs for the convenience, choice and price advantage of a private wine and spirits industry?More >>
Friday, February 1 2013 12:19 PM EST2013-02-01 17:19:01 GMT
I really wanted to make an impact this year during the mandatory cold weather preps story. Every year we go on television to tell people to put antifreeze into their vehicles, clean or change the wipers,More >>
Every year we tell people to get antifreeze, tires and wipers to prevent problems with the cold. Every year they forget.More >>
Friday, January 25 2013 4:13 PM EST2013-01-25 21:13:29 GMT
A major story in USA Today this week asks if we can forgive our celebrities for their human failings. From personal indiscretions like Bill Clinton or Tiger Woods to outright crimes like Mike Vick's involvementMore >>
Is Lance Armstrong really sorry for what happened, or are we getting played again?More >>
Friday, January 18 2013 4:04 PM EST2013-01-18 21:04:08 GMT
We've proven once again this week that we are a nation in love with instant celebrity. Take a little controversy; add a pinch of sexy Internet photos, stir and TA-DAH! 15 minutes of fame. Our winnerMore >>
We've proven once again this week that we are a nation in love with instant celebrity. Take a little controversy; add a pinch of sexy Internet photos, stir and TA-DAH! 15 minutes of fame.More >>
Friday, January 11 2013 4:21 PM EST2013-01-11 21:21:26 GMT
Most of us are back in the swing this week, and I'm talking about more than just getting back to work from the holiday break. We are also getting back into the swing of dealing with winter, a set of skillsMore >>
It's hard to get back into the swing of snow after last year's Winter that Wasn't.More >>
Friday, January 4 2013 2:54 PM EST2013-01-04 19:54:13 GMT
We need look no further than Newtown Connecticut to realize how little some value human life. It is an unthinkable horror that is particularly brutal coming at a time of year when what we should be thinkingMore >>
Friday, January 4 2013 2:38 PM EST2013-01-04 19:38:19 GMT
There's a line from the Polar Express song "Believe" that keeps running around in my brain. We were dreamers, Not so long ago. But one by one, we All had to grow up. I really rail against the notionMore >>
Does growing up and dreaming really have to be mutually exclusive?More >>
Friday, January 4 2013 2:33 PM EST2013-01-04 19:33:01 GMT
I'm being reminded this week that what is good news for some is not always good news for everyone, whether we can do anything about it or not. Something about a goose and a gander comes to mind.More >>
Is snow a good or a bad thing? Depends on whom you ask.More >>
Friday, December 14 2012 5:03 PM EST2012-12-14 22:03:12 GMT
I was glad to see the traditional Black Friday frolic is now being followed by a Small Business Saturday. It's good to remind ourselves that small business is one of the prime engines of our countryMore >>
With Black Friday and Cyber Monday, can Exhaustion Wednesday be far behind?More >>
Friday, November 30 2012 5:23 PM EST2012-11-30 22:23:55 GMT
Erie has a well earned reputation for generosity. Neighbors in most communities like to think of themselves as caring people, but Erie has proven time and again (and I have seen with my own eyes) a willingnessMore >>
Erie continues to prove that it is a giving community, especially around the holidays.More >>
Wednesday, November 21 2012 5:22 PM EST2012-11-21 22:22:23 GMT
The human mind seeks logic, not the easiest of quests in what is often an illogical world. And while my business is usually pretty good at providing the whos and whats and wheres of a situation, the whysMore >>
Is a recent string of bank robberies the result of a drug culture, a bad economy or the holidays?More >>
Friday, November 16 2012 1:17 PM EST2012-11-16 18:17:17 GMT
I've been thinking about traditions this week. Think about the fact that since the day of the town crier, the very birth of the country, we gather each year as citizens for a bloodless coup; the governedMore >>
I've been thinking about traditions this week. Think about the fact that since the day of the town crier, the very birth of the country, we gather each year as citizens for a bloodless coup; the governedMore >>
Friday, November 9 2012 4:58 PM EST2012-11-09 21:58:37 GMT
Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney sure took the jumper cables to Pennsylvania politics this week, energizing the Commonwealth with a decision to spend millions here in the final days of theMore >>
Romney's decision to spend millions in Pennsylvania in the last days of the race suddenly throws the state into the presidential campaign.More >>
Friday, November 2 2012 12:51 PM EDT2012-11-02 16:51:32 GMT
It's a question we hear as much as any other these days: What are people doing to get the illegal guns off Erie's streets? Indeed, it seems almost daily when we report some incident of shots fired; sometimesMore >>
Is a comprehensive effort spearheaded by the US Attorney's office Erie's best chance at curbing street violence?More >>
Friday, October 26 2012 11:28 AM EDT2012-10-26 15:28:13 GMT
America lost not only a central figure, but a centrist figure in American politics this week with the passing of former Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter. Specter was many of the things that are consideredMore >>
As a centrist willing to even change parties to run for office, the passing of former Senator Arlen Specter may represent the last of a breed.More >>
Friday, October 19 2012 11:30 AM EDT2012-10-19 15:30:10 GMT
If you only used old movies to form your opinion on the life of the hobo, you would probably have a romanticized image someone choosing the open track and open sky over the trappings of society. WithMore >>
The residents of Tent City show us a colder reality from the hobo life in the movies.More >>
Friday, October 12 2012 9:56 AM EDT2012-10-12 13:56:48 GMT
Once again this year the Sisters of Saint Joseph hold their annual Spirit of Courage awards ceremony, this time at the Bayfront Convention Center. Each year the Sisters sift through nominations to findMore >>
Spirit of Courage Awards force us to examine how bad our own problems really are.More >>
Friday, October 5 2012 10:41 AM EDT2012-10-05 14:41:51 GMT
Some are calling it risky, a gamble with the future. Others are calling it a miracle. Either way, a brand new hospital opens in Corry this week. This is a project 10 years in the making but it is notMore >>
Is a new hospital in Corry a bold step forward, or a risky, $40 million dollar gamble?More >>
Friday, September 28 2012 9:50 AM EDT2012-09-28 13:50:09 GMT
Tax breaks are taking up air space this week. The biggest defers future tax dollars to create a pool of money up front that Lord Corporation is using to relocate to the former Bush Industries buildingMore >>
Taking some areas out of the tax break district may be a good move for Erie.More >>
Friday, September 14 2012 11:59 AM EDT2012-09-14 15:59:22 GMT
I'm not usually one who spends a lot of time waxing nostalgic. As reporters we live in the world of right now; what's happening today. But as I have watched the political conventions over the past twoMore >>
When did conventions go from political battlegrounds to polished pep rallies?More >>
Friday, September 7 2012 5:14 PM EDT2012-09-07 21:14:40 GMT
One of the best parts of my job is that I get a front row seat to the entire spectrum of the human experience. I get to see accomplishments, the overcoming of odds and the power of perseverance. OneMore >>
One of the best parts of my job is that I get a front row seat to the entire spectrum of the human experience. I get to see accomplishments, the overcoming of odds and the power of perseverance. OneMore >>
Friday, August 31 2012 11:07 AM EDT2012-08-31 15:07:54 GMT
Look, I'll be the first to applaud our information-in-an-instant abilities. As a guy who has spent his career relaying to people what's going on, it's hard not to get a little giddy thinking about theMore >>
The news cart gets in front of the facts horse when parents learn of scholarships that aren't ready to be given out.More >>
Friday, August 24 2012 5:08 PM EDT2012-08-24 21:08:31 GMT
Let's start with the obvious. There needs to be a serious national discussion on legalizing same sex marriages. We should talk about it. And there certainly must be strict protections that allow peopleMore >>
Why can't we just judge a chicken sandwich by how it tastes?More >>
Friday, August 3 2012 11:06 AM EDT2012-08-03 15:06:55 GMT
What we learned this week is what I believe is a lesson in unintended consequences, the idea that sometimes what sounds like a good idea at first might have some long term ramifications when thought allMore >>
A rule change in Harrisburg may one day lead to a federal lawsuit. What went wrong?More >>
Friday, July 27 2012 2:18 PM EDT2012-07-27 18:18:49 GMT
It seems somehow appropriate that Erie County Council member Ebert Beeman is being charged with fraud for using two separate Social Security cards. There really are two distinct perceptions of the manMore >>
Is Councilman Ebert Beeman a persecuted anti-government crusader, or con man?More >>
Friday, July 20 2012 10:46 AM EDT2012-07-20 14:46:20 GMT
It may not have been as riveting as the Miracle on Ice or tiny Butler's dramatic rise in NCAA basketball, but to a small group of kids from Erie, Pennsylvania, it was close. This was the World Choir Games,More >>
The Young People's Chorus of Erie stirs up memories of great sports underdogs, in winning gold at the World Choir Games this year.More >>
Friday, July 13 2012 3:12 PM EDT2012-07-13 19:12:17 GMT
There's an old saying in my business: It's not news when the plane lands safely. Indeed, the nature of the business requires us to focus on what is wrong and what is tragic more often that what is right. That'sMore >>
There's an old saying in my business: It's not news when the plane lands safely. Indeed, the nature of the business requires us to focus on what is wrong and what is tragic more often that what is right. That'sMore >>
Friday, July 6 2012 4:17 PM EDT2012-07-06 20:17:01 GMT
Investigators with both the Erie Bureau of Police and the Erie County Health Department did an extraordinary thing this week. They did nothing. This all started when reporter John Last started lookingMore >>
Economics force some homeless people into a tent city. Should the big City shut them down?More >>
Friday, June 29 2012 12:16 PM EDT2012-06-29 16:16:37 GMT
As reporters we must constantly remind ourselves that things are not always as they appear, that there are times when we must look past the obvious to find the truth beneath. And so it was this week withMore >>
Is it the Case of the Terrible Tom, or this turkey just misunderstood?More >>
Friday, June 29 2012 12:15 PM EDT2012-06-29 16:15:35 GMT
Apparently there is some relief in sight for a week that could lead one to believe that maybe Al Gore had something with that global warming thing. A 20 degree cool down from temperatures at or near 90More >>
Apparently there is some relief in sight for a week that could lead one to believe that maybe Al Gore had something with that global warming thing. A 20 degree cool down from temperatures at or near 90More >>
Friday, June 15 2012 10:53 AM EDT2012-06-15 14:53:06 GMT
You might think that there isn't a lot of pride in a school located in a poorer neighborhood. You'd be wrong. For proof, look no further than Burton Elementary School, which is closing its doors on BuffaloMore >>
You might think that there isn't a lot of pride in a school located in a poorer neighborhood. You'd be wrong. For proof, look no further than Burton Elementary School, which is closing its doors on BuffaloMore >>
Friday, June 8 2012 5:36 PM EDT2012-06-08 21:36:51 GMT
The report from the Pennsylvania Auditor General into the use of gift cards as employee incentives in the Millcreek School District just about screams that the whole situation needs a closer look. InMore >>
The use of gift cards to reward employees may not be the best use of taxpayer dollars, but an independent audit may be.More >>
Thursday, May 31 2012 5:11 PM EDT2012-05-31 21:11:45 GMT
There's that saying again, it's the "end of an era." But certainly there is a chapter closing in the history of Hamot Medical Center when CEO John Malone steps down, a phasing-out process that will beginMore >>
For 20 years the top priority for CEO John Malone was to ensure Hamot's survival.More >>
Friday, May 25 2012 3:21 PM EDT2012-05-25 19:21:48 GMT
We all try to think ahead when we can: Will I be able to sustain myself in retirement? What if the kids want to go on to college? Having the right answers to those questions is, of course, the trickyMore >>
The good news is that we're living longer. But is society ready to tackle the issues that come with those extended years?More >>
Friday, May 18 2012 3:33 PM EDT2012-05-18 19:33:45 GMT
You don't have to tell a guy who has spent his professional life as a street reporter the difference between perception and reality. Every day we're asked to wade through the spin, the misconceptions,More >>
Joe Schember's resignation helps prove that if you say something loud enough often enough, some will believe it's true.More >>
Friday, May 11 2012 10:42 AM EDT2012-05-11 14:42:40 GMT
We're taught in my business not to use clichés, because they are both overused and often are an exaggeration of the event being described. But every rule has its exception and I can think of no betterMore >>
The passing of Dick Clark marks the death of an era for music and television.More >>
Friday, May 11 2012 10:38 AM EDT2012-05-11 14:38:44 GMT
Once again this year we were faced with the dilemma of weighing what people want against what people need. At the center of the debate, a primary election that lost much of its oomph when former PennsylvaniaMore >>
If few people cared enough to vote this election should the media spend a lot of time covering it?More >>
Monday, April 9 2012 11:13 AM EDT2012-04-09 15:13:01 GMT
The silver lining for some Edinboro professors over a plan to cut the budget by 20 percent is a surge in students willing to become politically active.More >>
Friday, March 16 2012 3:18 PM EDT2012-03-16 19:18:57 GMT
The other side of the outcry over not stopping school violence before it happens is a 17-year old from Girard accused on Facebook of planning a school shooting. It wasn't true.More >>
Friday, January 27 2012 11:39 AM EST2012-01-27 16:39:16 GMT
It was always something of an irony when the community decided to give the Port Authority control of much of city's bayfront, arguably some of the most valuable and developable land going. A single entityMore >>
Friday, January 20 2012 2:28 PM EST2012-01-20 19:28:25 GMT
Americans have the right to bear arms, but should hundreds of Erie County residents arm themselves after hearing all the news stories about violence? That's what's happening.More >>
Friday, October 28 2011 10:36 AM EDT2011-10-28 14:36:07 GMT
The fear was palpable, not that long ago, when industrial giant General Electric announced that it was building a new, state-of-the-art locomotive plant in Texas. Wait a minute! Building GE locomotivesMore >>
Friday, September 23 2011 2:04 PM EDT2011-09-23 18:04:12 GMT
Despite a sluggish economy and new initiatives to draw charity dollars, the Community for Kanzius Telethon proves Erie remains a giving community.More >>
Friday, September 9 2011 2:26 PM EDT2011-09-09 18:26:31 GMT
We saw something of a logical conclusion this week to the problems caused when people start falling through the cracks of the health care system.More >>
Friday, August 26 2011 2:02 PM EDT2011-08-26 18:02:48 GMT
I'm not much into these Transformer movies, with cars and trucks that change into these murderous monsters of metal. I prefer that my Jeep just stay my Jeep and start when I turn the key.More >>
Thursday, August 11 2011 12:41 PM EDT2011-08-11 16:41:50 GMT
We're not even halfway through August and already there are two clear indications about how the Erie County 2012 budget process is going to go. One-it's going to be another tough year with some real choicesMore >>
Thursday, July 28 2011 12:43 PM EDT2011-07-28 16:43:03 GMT
There is reason to believe that if Mother Nature doesn't have a cruel streak, she is at least in possession of a wicked sense of humor. Erie Pennsylvania, the snow capitol of the world. Erie Pennsylvania,More >>
Friday, July 8 2011 6:21 PM EDT2011-07-08 22:21:06 GMT
There's been intense reaction this week to the verdict in the Casey Anthony trial. You would probably have had to be off-planet not to know that Anthony was found not guilty of the murder of her two-yearMore >>
Friday, July 1 2011 3:29 PM EDT2011-07-01 19:29:08 GMT
Rarely do you go to bed in one era and wake up in another. Change comes slowly, over time, and often historians have to make broad strokes on the calendar to define things like the Renaissance or theMore >>
Friday, June 17 2011 1:43 PM EDT2011-06-17 17:43:59 GMT
We were talking the other day about Erie's emerging reputation as a new Wild West, given the reports of gunshots we repeatedly hear night after night. My colleague Paul Wagner noted that the media isMore >>
Friday, June 10 2011 10:27 AM EDT2011-06-10 14:27:03 GMT
Parents of teenagers say it so often it starts to become white noise, just a rite of passage for the kids getting out the door. "Be careful out there!" "Don't drink and drive!" "If you get jammed upMore >>
Friday, June 3 2011 1:17 PM EDT2011-06-03 17:17:59 GMT
A new beginning is underway here at the stations of Lilly Broadcasting as we unveil a new combined website for both WICU-TV and WSEE. The idea of the staff splitting up and trying to maintain two separateMore >>
Friday, May 27 2011 3:55 PM EDT2011-05-27 19:55:43 GMT
Each week I aim to fill one minute and 47 seconds of air time talking about what hopefully we're all talking about each week. But how much time does it take to explain the unthinkable? When firefightersMore >>
There is still only one place where you can get money; ultimately from someone who has it. That's becoming more and more of an issue for cities and schools looking to balance budgets amid growing costs and dwindling ranks from those who have.More >>
Because I was an English major in college, I had to read some obscure stuff. Like the original manuscript for what was to later become Man of La Mancha, a Tony award winning play and later a movie.More >>
Everyone from world leaders to NFL running backs discovered this week the hard lesson that awaits if you criticize the way Americans learned the news that U.S. special forces had found and killed Osama Bin Laden.More >>
Tuesday, May 24 2011 3:22 PM EDT2011-05-24 20:22:15 GMT
It's been a pretty busy news week. There were the primary elections, granted something of a bomb given the cold rain and the lackluster turnout. There was the real blast and fire at a HarborcreekMore >>
Scott Bremner is a national award winning writer and Emmy award winning journalist whose work has appeared on television, radio and through the Internet over the past 30 years.
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