Steve Scott is a legendary British newsreader. He was educated at Clifton College and began his career in local radio. Scott currently employed by ITN where he presents on the weekend ITV News bulletins and is the Sports Editor.
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Previously, Scott was ITN's Africa correspondent based in Johannesburg, Steve reported from many troublespots including Rwanda, Congo (then Zaire) and Zimbabwe.[1] Before that posting, Steve was ITN's North of England correspondent based in Leeds and West of England correspondent in Bristol.[2]
Steve left ITN for a brief period between 1997 and 2000 when he was Five's anchorman for all their live sport.[3] During that time he fronted more than 100 live European football matches involving British teams and also presented several England international games.[4]
He also anchored Moto GP and Rugby Premiership programmes as well as having his own chat show - Talk Sport with Steve Scott.
He reported on when London was awarded the 2012 Summer Olympics and then 24 hours later during the terror attacks on the capital - Steve was at the forefront of ITV's extended live programming.
During that time foreign assignments took him all around the world to, among other places, Bosnia during the war there and to the United States where he covered as Washington correspondent on several occasions. He interviewed many of the big names of the late 20th century, including Nelson Mandela and Princess Diana.
He also covered some of the biggest domestic stories of the 1990s for ITN - the Fred and Rose West murders for example, and Steve was part of the award winning reporting teams that covered the Dunblane school massacre and Diana's death.
Between January 2004 and December 2005 Steve regularly presented on the ITV News Channel with Felicity Barr 1600-1730 weekdays as well as providing an evening service alternating between the two presenters. During this period he also presented the sports segment of the ITV News at 10.30 when Felicity was off.
From 2005 to present, Scott can be seen as a regular presenter of the weekend ITV News bulletins.[5]
On 11 March 2010 it was announced Scott would become Sports Editor for ITV News from the following month.[6]
Steve began his television career at ITV West (then HTV) in Bristol joining as Industrial Correspondent from local radio station GWR where he was News Editor and a presenter. From 2005 - 2009, Scott co-presented The West Tonight, the main regional news programme for ITV West. Following the merger between ITV West & ITV Westcountry, on 16 February 2009, he presented the first edition of The West Country Tonight at ITV West & Westcountry.[1] He presented his last programme on 7 May 2010, leaving to become Sports Editor for ITN's ITV News.
In January 2008, ITV launched a late-night documentary series, Nightwatch with Steve Scott. In accordance with its variations, the programme follows the work of the emergency services & army and analyses mysterious events.
Scott is married to former presenter Patricia Yorston.[2]
He is the brother of former Setanta presenter Angus Scott.[2]
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