LEGENDARY journalist David Scott has sadly died aged 83.
The Scots media stalwart passed away last week following a short illness.
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The cub reporter cut his teeth at the Edinburgh Evening Dispatch before forging a successful career at the Scottish Express.
Years later the newspaperman swapped the printing press for the TV studio.
In 1968 he joined Scottish Television as controller of news and current affairs.
The respected journalist racked up an impressive book of contacts ranging from criminals to cops, politicians and celebrities.
And he secured a string of exclusive scoops over his decades-long career.
At The Express, he bagged a chat with Walter Scott Ellis who in 1961 walked free from the High Court, after the charge of murdering a taxi driver was found not proven.
However the much-loved journalist was best known for quizzing Sir Paul McCartney on his love for horticulture – after The Beatles icon was caught with cannabis.
He gained a reputation for breaking the biggest stories of the day and was famed for his mischievous newsroom antics.
At the BBC, he became a founding member and later occasional presenter of Reporting Scotland.
In 1979 Scott was appointed deputy news editor of The Daily Record.
He subsequently joined the Sunday Standard’s investigations unit before returning to the BBC in 1983 after the paper collapsed.
Scott anchored the country’s flagship Reporting Scotland programme and hosted a radio phone-in called Call David Scott.
Following his retirement, Scott was famed for his frequent holidays with beloved wife Liz and his close family.
He is survived by his wife Liz and by sons Gary and Douglas.
