Scott began his television career with "The West Tonight" on ITV West, joining as Industrial Correspondent from local radio station GWR, where he was the news editor and presenter. He joined the ITN produced "ITV News" in 1993 as the North of England correspondent based in Leeds and West of England correspondent in Bristol. Among stories that Scott covered for "ITV News" during the 1990s included the Fred and Rose West murders. Scott was part of the reporting teams that covered the Dunblane school massacre and Diana's death. In 1995 he was appointed the Africa Correspondent based in Johannesburg, reporting from many troublespots including Rwanda, Congo (then Zaire) and Zimbabwe.