 Stayt started his career on a commercial radio station in his home town of Gloucester.Before moving into television, he worked on radio in London, hosting Capital Radio's news programme, "The Way It Is" and also reporting for LBC and BBC Radio 5 Live.Stayt began his TV career working for ITN in 1995, then joined "Five News" as a reporter before presenting the network's prime-time bulletins and half-hour live debate programmes.