Peter Levy (presenter)
| Peter Levy | |
|---|---|
 Peter Levy | |
| Born |
5 September 1955 Farnborough, Kent, England |
| Occupation | Television and radio presenter |
| Children | None |
| Website | BBC Presenter Profile |
Peter Levy (born 5 September 1955) is a British television and radio presenter.
Since 11 November 2002, he has been a regular weekday host of the BBC regional news programme Look North, broadcast from Hull to the East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, northwest Norfolk, west Suffolk, Rutland, east Leicestershire and northeast Nottinghamshire.
Early life
Levy was born in Farnborough, Kent, England, but attended a secondary modern school in Truro, Cornwall. He did not do well at school, and by his own admission passed few, if any, exams. Levy first came to Yorkshire in his late teens. He was an actor in his teenage years, when he essentially 'fled' home (and Cornwall) to live in London, having secured small roles in shows such as Dixon of Dock Green, Man About the House, Coronation Street and Z-Cars.[1]
Career
Radio
Although wanting to become an airline pilot when younger (he still enjoys flying), Levy was a disc jockey at Bradford's Pennine Radio (now The Pulse of West Yorkshire) from its launch in 1975 – having been hired by the then television journalist and later Member of Parliament Austin Mitchell. He became a presenter[2] at Liverpool's Radio City in 1979, starting on the afternoon show before progressing to the 'drive time' slot.
Television
He moved to Leeds-based Radio Aire, and then, in January 1987, to the BBC, eventually having a lunchtime show[3] at BBC Radio Leeds. At this time he started as a regular stand-in presenter for the Leeds edition of Look North, always doing the breakfast bulletins.
Look North was broadcast across the whole of the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region at the time Levy started to work on it. He became the regular breakfast and lunchtime presenter of the programme in the mid-1990s. When the BBC split the region into two, Levy moved to present the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire edition from studios in Hull full-time from 11 November 2002.
Radio Humberside
From 10 November 2008, he took over the Soapbox slot on BBC Radio Humberside from Blair Jacobs, with a programme from 12 – 2 p.m. called The Peter Levy Show.[4] At 1.55 p.m. each programme, he chatted to Paul Hudson.[5] The programme was also broadcast on BBC Radio Lincolnshire. The programme finished in August 2014.
Appearances
Levy has appeared in a Last of the Summer Wine episode called "The Man Who Invented Yorkshire Funny Stuff".[6] He was also mentioned in episode 6 of series 1 of The League of Gentlemen.[7] In 2012, Levy agreed in principle to make a cameo appearance in the upcoming British film, Dead Lies. He has also appeared in the comedy show Still Open All Hours.
In 2012, Levy opened the Beverley Food Festival along with the Mayor of Beverley, Margaret Pinder; he is a supporter of the Driffield Show and other country events.[8]
References
- ↑ "Look East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire - Peter Levy". Bbc.co.uk. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ Archived 21 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Humber - BBC Radio Humberside - The Peter Levy Show". Bbc.co.uk. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "Riding the (air) waves!". Hull Dail Mail. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ↑ "The Man Who Invented Yorkshire Funny Stuff". IMDb.com. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ↑ "The League of Gentlemen Web site". Leagueofgentlemen.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
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