Peter Overton
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Peter Overton is an Australian television journalist and news presenter.
as a reporter for National Nine News and graduated to weekend sports presenter on National Nine News in Sydney and substitute for Ken Sutcliffe
. Overton also filed weekday news updates from the newsroom during Brian Henderson
's tenure as presenter of National Nine News
in Sydney.
He occasionally presented weekend news bulletins, and substituted on National Nine Early News and Today
news for Sharyn Ghidella
. He also co-hosted Nine's coverage of the Thredbo disaster with Tracy Grimshaw
, and co-hosted Today
with Grimshaw on at least one occasion. Overton's recognition within the newsroom led to his most prominent appointment as a reporter for 60 Minutes.
Overton became the Sydney presenter of Nine News in January 2009, replacing Mark Ferguson
following poor ratings.
, a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, where Nicole Kidman
, then a neighbour, became one of his childhood friends.
He was educated at Lane Cove
Public School and North Sydney Boys High School
. He graduated with a Bachelor of Economics with a minor in Communications from Macquarie University
.
His father Dr John Overton was Associate Professor of Anaesthesia at the University of Sydney
and had also attended North Sydney Boys High
He is married to Weekend Sunrise
news presenter Jessica Rowe
and has two daughters.
Career
He joined the Nine NetworkNine 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...
as a reporter for National Nine News and graduated to weekend sports presenter on National Nine News in Sydney and substitute for Ken Sutcliffe
Ken Sutcliffe
Ken Sutcliffe is a popular sporting television personality, born in Oberon, New South Wales but lived most of his growing up days in Mudgee. Also known as the "Male Model from Mudgee" and "Ken Withsport".-Career:...
. Overton also filed weekday news updates from the newsroom during Brian Henderson
Brian Henderson
Brian Weir Henderson AM is a New Zealand-born Australian television personality and news-reader.-Career:Henderson hosted the Australian version of Bandstand from 1958 until 1972...
's tenure as presenter of National Nine News
National Nine News
Nine News is the news service of the Australian Nine Network.Nine News's flagship bulletin is the nightly 6:00pm localised bulletin, produced by networked owned-and-operated stations in Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane and Darwin alongside localised bulletins produced by the WIN-owned Nine Network...
in Sydney.
He occasionally presented weekend news bulletins, and substituted on National Nine Early News and 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...
news for Sharyn Ghidella
Sharyn Ghidella
Sharyn Ghidella is the weekend presenter on Seven News Brisbane.Ghidella was born in Babinda, in Far North Queensland. Her career in television began in the region, as a reporter and presenter for North Queensland Television . She also produced and presented the regional weekly current affairs...
. He also co-hosted Nine's coverage of the Thredbo disaster with Tracy Grimshaw
Tracy Grimshaw
Tracy Grimshaw is an Australian journalist and television presenter. She is currently the host of A Current Affair, and was a co-host of Today for nine years.-Career:...
, and co-hosted 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...
with Grimshaw on at least one occasion. Overton's recognition within the newsroom led to his most prominent appointment as a reporter for 60 Minutes.
Overton became the Sydney presenter of Nine News in January 2009, replacing Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson (television presenter)
Mark Ferguson is a news presenter.Ferguson is currently presenting the weekend Sydney bulletin for Seven News in Sydney and Seven 4.30 News on Thursday & Friday, due to Samantha Armytage's commitments with Weekend Sunrise....
following poor ratings.
Personal life
Overton grew up in LonguevilleLongueville, New South Wales
Longueville is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Longueville is located 8 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Lane Cove....
, a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, where Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Mary Kidman, AC is an American-born Australian actress, singer, film producer, spokesmodel, and humanitarian. After starring in a number of small Australian films and TV shows, Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm...
, then a neighbour, became one of his childhood friends.
He was educated at Lane Cove
Lane Cove, New South Wales
Lane Cove is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. An affluent suburb, Lane Cove is located 9 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Municipality of Lane...
Public School and North Sydney Boys High School
North Sydney Boys High School
North Sydney Boys High School is an academically selective, public high school for boys, located at Crows Nest in Sydney, Australia.- History :...
. He graduated with a Bachelor of Economics with a minor in Communications from Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
.
His father Dr John Overton was Associate Professor of Anaesthesia at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
and had also attended North Sydney Boys High
He is married to Weekend Sunrise
Weekend Sunrise
Weekend Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On Saturdays, it runs from 7am to 9am whilst on Sundays it runs from 7am to 10am.-History:...
news presenter Jessica Rowe
Jessica Rowe
Jessica Rowe is an Australian television news presenter. Rowe attended Sydney Girls High School in Sydney, and completed a Communications degree at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst. During her studies she was a broadcaster with on-campus community radio station 2MCE-FM...
and has two daughters.