After working with regional stations in New South Wales and Queensland, Ferguson joined the Seven Network in 1989 and reported for a number of Seven News programs, including 11AM and Hinch.

[citation needed] At Nine he became London correspondent and reported from the UK on a number of major stories including the death of Princess Diana.

[citation needed] In 2003, he became the weekend presenter of National Nine News Sydney, occasionally filling in for Jim Waley on weeknights whenever required.

He presented the flagship 6:00 pm weeknight news in Waley's absence in the final quarter of 2003 when he took leave to battle skin cancer,[1] and during the 2004–2005 non-ratings period, in which the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami disaster in south-east Asia occurred.

[2][3] However, due to dwindling ratings at the Nine Network, Ferguson was replaced by Peter Overton in January 2009 and demoted back to his former weekend presenting role.