Fisher began his career writing for his local newspaper
The Motherwell Times and broadcasting on Hospital Radio Law while still at High school. He also appeared as a panelist on a
BBC Scotland Sunday afternoon current affairs for teenagers called "The Sunday Club". His first job was at
Moray Firth Radio in 1983. And then North Sound Radio before he moved to what was then Grampian TV (now STV North) and then
Scottish TV before moving to GMTV, where he worked for 13 years. In 2005 he joined Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera English was launched in 2006. Fisher reported from Iraq during the
2003 invasion for GMTV. While at GMTV, he also covered the Irish
ceasefire agreements in 1994, the
Dunblane school massacre in 1996, the
Indian earthquake in 2001, and the
2005 London bombings on 7/7. Fisher interviewed Irish President
Mary Robinson in 1993. He said the
death of Princess Diana was the biggest news event he covered while at GMTV. He covered
Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, the
2020 United States presidential election and was the journalist who provided live commentary on both Barack Obama and Donald Trump's final moments in the White House as president. He also reported extensively on the
second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. In 2022, Fisher reported extensively from Ukraine during the war with Russia. He also reported from Edinburgh and London on the death of Queen Elizabeth II providing live commentary at key moments. Fisher spent two months at the end of 2023, reporting from Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Ramallah on the war in Gaza. In 2024, he covered the successful Trump Presidential campaign, reporting around the country then live from West Palm Beach, Florida on the evening of the election. In March 2026, Fisher anchored the launch of the new Al Jazeera segment "This is America" from the Washington studios. It has become a regular part of Jazeera's weekday programming, with rotating anchors. For the "Talk to Al Jazeera" series, his interviewees have included
Martin McGuiness;
Joyce Banda and
Bill and
Melinda Gates. I As a reporter for GMTV, Fisher intervened on behalf of dual US-British citizen
Kenny Richey who was on
death row in the United States. Fisher contacted actress
Susan Sarandon, provided her with GMTV reports, and issued an authorised statement on her behalf. Fisher acted on Richey's behalf one year after interviewing him in prison. He is a former director and trustee of the Institute of Contemporary Scotland ==Awards==