The Young and the Restless matriarch Melody Thomas Scott and her real-life love, prolific producer Edward J. Scott, will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award during The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. (Lidia Bastianich, author, restaurateur, and host of Lidia’s Kitchen, will also be a recipient.)
Congratulations To Ed and Melody Thomas Scott
“We’ve long wanted to honor the legendary daytime duo of Melody Thomas Scott and her husband Edward J. Scott. With a combined 93 years of contributions to our community, they are true institutions in the world of Daytime television…” said Adam Sharp, President and CEO of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), the governing body behind the Daytime Emmy Awards, in a statement.
Said the Scotts in a dual statement: “We are honored and humbled to receive this recognition from NATAS. Throughout our decades-long careers in front of and behind the cameras, we have had the opportunity to work not only with each other but also with an incredibly talented pool of people who excel in their crafts and are passionate about the art we create in daytime television. We are grateful to have worked side-by-side with them and to be included with such esteemed recipients who have made their mark in our industry. We look forward to spending another wonderful evening celebrating the daytime community!”
Scott, a six-time Daytime Emmy Award-winner who previously helmed Y&R and Days of our Lives and currently serves as The Bold and the Beautiful‘s supervising producer, has been married to Thomas Scott, a 45-year veteran of Y&R who’s shared the silver screen with John Wayne and Clint Eastwood, have been married since 1985. The couple share three daughters — Jennifer (his daughter from a previous marriage), Alexandra Danielle Yeaggy (her daughter with the late Carolos Yeaggy), and Elizabeth — and, per CBS, five grandchildren.
The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony will be telecast on Friday, June 7 at 8 PM EDT/Delayed PT on CBS (with a concurrent live stream and the ability to watch on-demand on Paramount+).
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