Peter Jefferson (Radio)
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Peter Jefferson is a BBC Radio 4
continuity announcer. He was educated at the independent Halliford School
in Shepperton
, Middlesex. He joined the BBC in 1964 and became a Studio Manager in 1968. Jefferson was the station's senior announcer until his retirement in 2001, though he continued to work as a freelancer until 2009. In May 2005 he stood in as a newsreader during strike action by other staff. He is often dubbed "Voice of the Shipping Forecast
". He is also the reader of quotations in some episodes of the Radio 4 quiz game Quote, Unquote. Jefferson lives in Weybridge, Surrey.
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
continuity announcer. He was educated at the independent Halliford School
Halliford school
Halliford school is a selective and independent day school for boys and sixth form girls, located in Shepperton, Surrey. Halliford sixth-form has only recently become co-educational. The school was founded in 1921 and the main building is a fine Georgian House set in ten acres beside the Thames...
in Shepperton
Shepperton
Shepperton is a town in the borough of Spelthorne, Surrey, England. To the south it is bounded by the river Thames at Desborough Island and is bisected by the M3 motorway...
, Middlesex. He joined the BBC in 1964 and became a Studio Manager in 1968. Jefferson was the station's senior announcer until his retirement in 2001, though he continued to work as a freelancer until 2009. In May 2005 he stood in as a newsreader during strike action by other staff. He is often dubbed "Voice of the Shipping Forecast
Shipping Forecast
The Shipping Forecast is a four-times-daily BBC Radio broadcast of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the coasts of the British Isles. It is produced by the Met Office and broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The forecasts sent over the Navtex...
". He is also the reader of quotations in some episodes of the Radio 4 quiz game Quote, Unquote. Jefferson lives in Weybridge, Surrey.