Grant Stott

Shortly after joining Forth FM he enjoyed a two year run as presenter on BBC Radio Scotland’s schools programme for primary 4–7 pupils Check This (1990–1992), from there he came to present a number of educational programmes for the BBC such as Around Scotland: The Highland Clearances in October 1991 followed by GO45, and the school holiday spin off GO4X with Sally Gray for three series in 1991 - 1993, He presented BBC Scotland's coverage of Children in Need alongside main host Hazel Irvine between November 1992 and 1997.

[3] Stott hosted the first children's series of Now You See it which aired as part of Wemyss Bay 90210 throughout its short-lived tenure, the show only lasted 15 months before being cancelled in April 1994 and quickly replaced by a new children's programme called Skoosh at that point, In addition to Wemyss Bay, Grant presented Vox-Pops on the lunchtime edition of Scotland Today, wrote his own children’s page Stottspot for The Edinburgh Evening News and began presenting Children’s BBC Scotland mid-mornings for the first time on BBC 1 Scotland in early July and mid-October school holidays,[4] then that Christmas, Grant made his pantomime debut at The King’s Theatre Glasgow in their production of Dick Whittington with Allan Stewart and Christopher Biggins in December 1993.

He left Radio Forth in April 1995 to work more in television, from there he got his national TV break by presenting alongside Zoe Ball in the form of Fully Booked, BBC Scotland’s BAFTA nominated Saturday Morning Children’s show for BBC1.

Stott moved into the world of TV acting beginning with a minor role as David Bissett in Take the High Road in 1998, as well as further guest appearances on Scottish Passport, Under the Hammer and Grow for it for Scottish Television and Grampian Television before taking a break from TV to return to radio whilst making more regular pantomime appearances throughout the late 1990s and the 2000s.

After an eight-year absence from TV, Stott rejoined Scottish Television (now STV) in 2006,[10] to co-host Scotsport alongside Andy Walker, after the departure of Jim Delahunt.

He interviewed people including Billy Connolly, Dave Stewart, Jim Broadbent, Lewis Capaldi, Kenneth Branagh, Brian May, Ruby Wax, Irvine Welsh, Glenda Jackson, Elaine Paige, Luke Evans, he presented some special programmes including a two hour tribute to Sir Sean Connery after his death in 2020 and an indepth interview with Stanley Baxter in December 2020, His other radio credits throughout his previous stint with BBC Radio Scotland include Check this, The Fred MacAuley Show, On/Off The Ball, TGIF, Soundcheck, Daddy Or Chips, Pass the Monkey, Stop the Press and Breaking the News in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.

Grant raising money for Leukaemia Research in memory of Moray Fotheringham, by cycling[16] and is a patron of the Edinburgh-based charity, 'It's good 2 give'.