Peter Landy
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Peter Landy is an Australian television presenter.
Beginning his career in the early 1960s - after attending the Jesuit Xavier College
- he started with Radio 3UL, Warragul
co-ordinating horse racing and football broadcasts. He later moved to 3UZ
Melbourne reporting and presenting news. In 1967 he moved to 3AK
and also began with TV station Channel 9
. In 1971 he moved to Seven Network
Melbourne
sport reporting. He commentated Australian rules football
(VFL) games and was noted for his smooth, dry tones. He also covered tennis, boxing and several Olympic Games
, including rowing events. In the 1970s his commentary was highly rated by viewers.
His personal sporting achievements were in rowing and tennis.
In the 1990s, Landy suffered a nervous breakdown
but returned to commentary with the Seven Network, hosting football in the late 1990s. He was also a newsreader.
He has recently made a comeback with the Nine Network
, commentating the Boxing
at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. As of 2010, Landy lives in the suburb of Kew, Victoria
.
Beginning his career in the early 1960s - after attending the Jesuit Xavier College
Xavier College
Xavier College is a Roman Catholic, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, with its main campus located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
- he started with Radio 3UL, Warragul
Warragul, Victoria
Warragul is a rural centre with a population of 12,943 people east-southeast of Melbourne in Victoria. Warragul lies between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Mount Baw Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range to the north...
co-ordinating horse racing and football broadcasts. He later moved to 3UZ
3UZ
3UZ is the official callsign of a medium-wave radio station in Melbourne, Australia which broadcasts under the name Radio Sport National.-History:...
Melbourne reporting and presenting news. In 1967 he moved to 3AK
3AK
3AK is the call sign of SEN 1116 and earlier the on-air name of a former Melbourne talk-back radio and music station, which, in 2003, leased its licence to sports network SEN 1116...
and also began with TV station Channel 9
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...
. In 1971 he moved to Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
sport reporting. He commentated Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
(VFL) games and was noted for his smooth, dry tones. He also covered tennis, boxing and several Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
, including rowing events. In the 1970s his commentary was highly rated by viewers.
His personal sporting achievements were in rowing and tennis.
In the 1990s, Landy suffered a nervous breakdown
Nervous breakdown
Mental breakdown is a non-medical term used to describe an acute, time-limited phase of a specific disorder that presents primarily with features of depression or anxiety.-Definition:...
but returned to commentary with the Seven Network, hosting football in the late 1990s. He was also a newsreader.
He has recently made a comeback 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...
, commentating the Boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. As of 2010, Landy lives in the suburb of Kew, Victoria
Kew, Victoria
Kew is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara. At the 2006 Census, Kew had a population of 22,516....
.