Peter John Overton, (born 5 April 1966) is an Australian television journalist and news presenter. He is currently the presenter for

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from Sunday to Thursday at 6 pm.

Early life and family

Born in England, Overton moved to Australia at age two after his parents returned home to the country. He grew up in Longueville, a suburb on the Lower North Shore of

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. He went to

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Public School and

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. He graduated with a

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from

Macquarie University Macquarie University ( ) is a public research university based in Sydney, Australia, in the suburb of Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of S ...

. He also played the tuba whilst at Lane Cove Public School. His father, Dr. John Overton, was an associate professor of anaesthesia at the

University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's si ...

and worked at

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.''Australian Story: The Good Doctor''

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April 2001] In the mid-1990s, Overton married his childhood sweetheart, but their marriage ended in divorce in 2000. In mid 2001, Overton began dating then ''

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'' presenter

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. Overton and Rowe married in 2004 and have two daughters.

Career

Overton joined the

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in Adelaide during the 1980s and 1990s as a sport reporter. Overton joined the

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soon after as a reporter for ''

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'' and later was appointed weekend sports presenter on ''

'' in Sydney and fill-in presenter for

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. He also filed weekday news updates from the newsroom during Brian Henderson's tenure as presenter of ''Nine News'' in Sydney. Overton occasionally presented weekend news bulletins, and substituted on '' National Nine Early News'' and ''

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'' news for

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and on ''

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'' for Jim Waley. He also co-hosted Nine's coverage of the Thredbo disaster with

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. He was a reporter for the current affairs program ''

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'' for eight years and also held positions at 2UE,

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and the

in Adelaide. In January 2009, Overton was appointed presenter of ''

'' replacing

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following poor ratings. Ratings did not improve in his first week, with Nine dropping to fourth behind then-leader

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, the

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and Ten. However, after years of steady progress, Nine would later regain the ratings lead in the Sydney market. He also presents the Sunday edition of '' Nine's Late News''; the weeknight edition is presented from

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by Michael Thomson. Overton had a

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as himself in the 2011 Australian

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''The Tunnel'' and in the

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film ''Pacific Rim Uprising''.''Peter Overton Filmography''
(

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)

Community roles

Overton is a patron of the MonSTaR Foundation, a charity raising money and awareness of

motor neurone disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that results in the progressive loss of motor neurons that control voluntary muscles. ALS is the most comm ...

. He is an ambassador for Special Olympics Australia, a not-for-profit organisation that supports children and adults with an intellectual disability. Overton is also a

Wing Commander Wing commander (Wg Cdr in the RAF, the IAF, and the PAF, WGCDR in the RNZAF and RAAF, formerly sometimes W/C in all services) is a senior commissioned rank in the British Royal Air Force and air forces of many countries which have historical ...

in the

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as a specialist reserve public affairs officer.

References

External links

*
Peter Overton bio – ''60 Minutes'' @ ninemsn
{{DEFAULTSORT:Overton, Peter 1966 births Living people Nine News presenters Australian television journalists 60 Minutes (Australian TV program) correspondents Members of the Order of Australia People educated at North Sydney Boys High School Royal Australian Air Force officers