Scott D. Pierce, longtime TV critic at Tribune and D-News, dies

Tribune TV critic and breaking news reporter Scott D. Pierce. He died Friday, May 24; he was 64.Scott D. Pierce, who enthusiastically told Utahns what was good and bad on television for more than 30 years as a critic for The Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News, has died.Pierce started his “dream job” as a TV critic on March 31, 1990 — just weeks before his 30th birthday — at the Deseret News.

At The Tribune, his duties expanded beyond TV criticism. He wrote general features and the occasional theater review. And, after The Tribune faced its own rounds of significant layoffs, he readily and capably took on the new challenge of working the early-morning breaking news shift, covering police shootings and anything else that happened overnight, while continuing to cover entertainment.

Gustus noted that Pierce “had a conversational style that made him easy to read, and a willingness to take on anything journalism happened to throw his way on any given day.” Pierce was a longtime member of the Television Critics Association, and attended its twice-yearly press tours in Los Angeles for many years. Some years, he emceed TCA’s awards ceremony — which allowed him to give a 2009 lifetime achievement award to one of his TV heroes, the actress Betty White. He was TCA’s president in 2014.

He had a love-hate relationship with “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” working late to get episode recaps up swiftly for a waiting online audience — while also reporting about serious issues the reality show raised, such as calling out instances of racism on the show. Pierce as an extra on “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” in 2019.

Scott D. Pierce was born April 18, 1960, to Donald and Mary Lou Pierce, both educators. He grew up in Endwell, New York, and attended Maine-Endwell High School there.

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