Dixon's career began at Nottingham Trent University where he read for a BA in broadcast journalism, graduating in 1995.
[1] From January 2012 to October 2019, Dixon presented Sunrise on Sky News, alongside Gillian Joseph, and Isabel Webster.
[2] Dixon published a poetry anthology in 2018 entitled Love is the Beauty of the Soul.
[4][5][6] Prior to April 2010, Dixon was referred to on Sky News,[7][8] and on his official website as "Steve".
[9] Stephen announced on social media that he was marrying his husband in the Lake District on 19 May 2022.