 In 1991, Dixon started as a copy boy in the newsroom of BBC Radio Scotland, moving onto typing up stories from reporters and correspondents and helping out on location.Dixon joined Radio Clyde in Glasgow as a Production Assistant in 1993 and in the same year worked as a researcher on the BBC quiz show "Catchword".Dixon started with Scottish Television (STV) as a Promotions Director in 1995 where he scripted, edited, voiced and directed on-air promotional material, and also voiced live continuity announcements.