Peter Overton
Peter Overton AM | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Australian |
Education | North Sydney Boys High School Macquarie University |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, television news presenter |
Years active | 1991–present |
Employer | Nine Network |
Television | Nine News |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Peter John Overton,
Early life and family
Born in
His father, Dr. John Overton, was an associate professor of anaesthesia at the
In the mid-1990s, Overton married his childhood sweetheart, but their marriage ended in divorce in 2000.
In mid 2001, Overton began dating then 10 News First presenter Jessica Rowe. Overton and Rowe married in 2004 and have two daughters.[1]
Career
Overton joined the Seven Network in Adelaide during the 1980s and 1990s as a sport reporter.
Overton joined the Nine Network soon after as a reporter for Nine News and later was appointed weekend sports presenter on Nine News in Sydney and fill-in presenter for Ken Sutcliffe. He also filed weekday news updates from the newsroom during Brian Henderson's tenure as presenter of Nine News in Sydney.
Overton occasionally presented weekend news bulletins, and substituted on National Nine Early News and Today news for Sharyn Ghidella and on Nightline for Jim Waley. He also co-hosted Nine's coverage of the Thredbo disaster with Tracy Grimshaw.[1]
He was a reporter for the current affairs program 60 Minutes for eight years and also held positions at 2UE, Sky News Australia and the Seven Network in Adelaide.[1][3]
In January 2009, Overton was appointed presenter of
Overton had a
Community roles
Overton is a patron of the MonSTaR Foundation, a charity raising money and awareness of
Overton is also a
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Peter Overton – 9news.com.au". 9news.com.au. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ Australian Story: The Good Doctor Australian Broadcasting Corporation April 2001]
- ^ a b "Who We Are". MonStaR Foundation. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ McCowen, David (11 January 2009). "Ferguson ousted from top slot at Nine". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ Walters, Conrad (12 January 2009). "Ferguson dumped as Nine scrambles for No. 1". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Dumped anchor Mark Ferguson 'loathes' replacement Peter Overton". News.com.au. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Peter Overton is bad news for Channel Nine's ratings". News.com.au. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Overton has to lift Nine ratings". News.com.au. 12 April 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Peter Overton's ratings finally paying off for Nine". News.com.au. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ Byrnes, Holly (3 December 2009). "Seven's Chris Bath lags behind Nine's Peter Overton in latest TV news ratings". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ Dale, David (25 October 2015). "It's Nine versus Seven in battle for supremacy of TV's nightly news". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ Nine News Sydney takes ratings crown from Seven, Media Spy, 22 October 2011
- ^ Manning, James (6 April 2016). "Nine Sydney newsreader Peter Overton celebrates two milestones". Media Week. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Nine News dominates weekly ratings, sitting at the top in its 21st week". The Sunday Telegraph. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ Knox, David (22 May 2020). "Today Show drops local Perth news inserts". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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- ^ "Fictional News Bulletins In Films & TV". Media Spy. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Our supporters". Special Olympics Australia. Retrieved 24 June 2017.