Quinton Scerri

Quinton Scerri
Born Quinton Scerri Taylor
Zabbar, Malta
Residence Zabbar, Malta
Education Malta College of Arts Science and Technology
Cambridge College International
Occupation Producer, Host
Years active 2003–present
Religion Roman Catholicism

Quinton Scerri (born in Zabbar, Malta) is a Maltese public person active in the broadcasting industry and a former political activist.

Biography

Scerri took his primary education in the primary schools at Zabbar and was subsequently educated at Saint Elias College. He later read a diploma in Higher Information Technology at the Malta College of Science and Technology. In 2011 Scerri graduated in Business Management and Marketing from College Cambridge International.

Since a very young age he spearheaded several successful projects and activities on a local and European level.

In 2003 Scerri started his broadcast career were together with a group of young enthusiasts hosted sever shows on former Super One Radio, today ONE Radio. This experience led him to host a number of top popular shows on the same station.

From radio to television.[1] Over the recent years Scerri hosted and produced several successful television programs including; STR82dPOINT , EGOS , Q , ONE MINUTE and Izolati.

Besides his work as a television producer, up till March 2013 Scerri lead the Labour Party’s mobile virtual network company; redtouch fone.[2] Under his tenure the company managed to achieve great results and has seen significant growth and success. Redtouch fone was a direct financial contributor for the Party’s own media structure. In September 2012 the company has also opened its own digital radio station on the digital platform; Kiss.

In April 2013 Scerri was appointed as a government official within the Ministry for Tourism and later moved on to the Ministry of Home Affairs and National Security,[3] after a cabinet which so the former Tourism Minister Karmenu Vella nominated and later appointed as a European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. In April 2013 he was also elected as Mayor of Zabbar,[4][5] when he received the largest personal mandate in Malta’s local political history.

Scerri resigned from Mayor of Zabbar and later moved out of politics after a controversial fall away with a left wing movement within the Labour Party. This decision created great turbulence within the inner circle of the Labour Party and the citizens of Zabbar.[6] A petition of nearly 5,000 signatures was also submitted to the Minister of Justice, Culture and Local Government.

Today Scerri works for the Public Broadcasting Services Ltd and is responsible for business development and strategic management. He also hosts the popular daily discussion show Skjetti on TVM; the show presents an hour of in-depth look at the week in news, events and other comprehensive subjects.

Hosted and produced shows

References

  1. ↑ ONE Productions Ltd "ONE Productions", One TV (Malta)
  2. ↑ redtouch fone ltd. "redtouch fone", redtouch fone
  3. ↑ Home Affairs and National Security - Malta "Ministry for Home Affairs & National Security", Malta
  4. ↑ Zabbar Local Council. "Zabbar Local Council", Zabbar
  5. ↑ Local Council Elections 2013 "Local Council Election Results 2013", Local Councils of Malta
  6. ↑ The Malta Independent "Quinton Scerri resignation: PL Zabbar committee had threatened to resign ‘en bloc’"'

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