Peter Harvey
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Peter Harvey is an award-winning Australia
n television journalist
.
He has been with the Nine Network
since 1975 and currently he presents the mailbag segment on 60 Minutes as well as being a reporter on Nine News and a regular contributor on Today
.
Harvey studied his journalism cadetship with the Sydney
newspaper The Daily Telegraph
, and in 1964 received a Walkley Award for his work (the principal Australian awards for Journalism.) He later worked with London
’s The Guardian
newspaper (where he received the British Reporter of the Year Award) and with the American Newsweek
magazine as a reporter in Vietnam
during the Vietnam War.
Harvey commenced his employment with the Nine Network in 1975 and was the News Director in the network’s Canberra
bureau for many years. This included being the chief Nine Network reporter in Canberra during the Whitlam Dismissal
of 1975.
It was from this work, and his regular political reporting on evening news bulletins around the country, that his sonorous closing line "Peter Harvey [pause] Canberra" and deep baritone
voice became something of a catchphrase and was lampooned by numerous comedians, including Australian television’s Full Frontal
.
Harvey has also reported for the network in numerous trips by Australia
n Prime Minister
s around the world, and was based in Saudi Arabia
in 1990 with American forces at the commencement of the first Gulf War
.
Harvey transferred to the network’s Sydney
studios in February 1997 and, in addition to news reporting, also reports and presents with the 60 Minutes program in Australia.
Harvey once did a handstand on the bar of John Sorrell's Melbourne home while holding a glass of beer in his mouth.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n television journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
.
He has been with the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
since 1975 and currently he presents the mailbag segment on 60 Minutes as well as being a reporter on Nine News and a regular contributor on Today
Today (Australian TV program)
Today and Weekend Today are Australian breakfast television programmes, the show is often referred to as The Today Show. The show has been broadcast live by the Nine Network each morning since 1982...
.
Harvey studied his journalism cadetship with the Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
newspaper The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph (Australia)
The Daily Telegraph is an Australian tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News Corporation.The Tele, as it is also known, was founded in 1879. From 1936 to 1972, it was owned by Frank Packer's Australian Consolidated Press. That year it was sold to...
, and in 1964 received a Walkley Award for his work (the principal Australian awards for Journalism.) He later worked with London
London
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’s The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
newspaper (where he received the British Reporter of the Year Award) and with the American Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
magazine as a reporter in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
during the Vietnam War.
Harvey commenced his employment with the Nine Network in 1975 and was the News Director in the network’s Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
bureau for many years. This included being the chief Nine Network reporter in Canberra during the Whitlam Dismissal
Australian constitutional crisis of 1975
The 1975 Australian constitutional crisis has been described as the greatest political crisis and constitutional crisis in Australia's history. It culminated on 11 November 1975 with the removal of the Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam of the Australian Labor Party , by Governor-General Sir John Kerr...
of 1975.
It was from this work, and his regular political reporting on evening news bulletins around the country, that his sonorous closing line "Peter Harvey [pause] Canberra" and deep baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
voice became something of a catchphrase and was lampooned by numerous comedians, including Australian television’s Full Frontal
Full Frontal (TV series)
Full Frontal was an Australian sketch comedy series which debuted in 1993. The show first aired on the Seven Network on 13 May 1993, and finished on 18 September 1997....
.
Harvey has also reported for the network in numerous trips by Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
s around the world, and was based in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
in 1990 with American forces at the commencement of the first Gulf War
Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
.
Harvey transferred to the network’s Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
studios in February 1997 and, in addition to news reporting, also reports and presents with the 60 Minutes program in Australia.
Harvey once did a handstand on the bar of John Sorrell's Melbourne home while holding a glass of beer in his mouth.