Pete Smith (announcer)
| Pete Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Peter Philip Smith 29 May 1939 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Television and radio announcer |
| Years active | 1964-present |
| Employer | Nine Network |
Peter Philip Smith OAM (born 29 May 1939 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian radio and television voice-over artist. He is primarily known for his work with GTV-9 Melbourne as their announcer, including being the announcer on the nationally screened quiz show Sale of the Century for twenty-one years.
Peter was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne.
Upon leaving school, Smith joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as a messenger boy before progressing through the ranks to an announcer on the home service and Radio Australia.
On radio in the 1960s, Pete worked with radio station 3AK as a "Good Guy" and with Bert Newton on the Greater 3UZ as it was known during the seventies. From 1995 to 1998, he was a regular voice-over announcer on the national drive-time show Martin/Molloy alongside comedians Tony Martin and Mick Molloy.
Since this time he has made guest appearances on comedy-based radio programmes, including Get This with Tony Martin and Tough Love with Mick Molloy, both aired on Triple M.
As television was introduced into Australia, Smith performed the role of announcer and host for the weekly ABC TV television program Sports View Hit Parade, broadcast on Saturday afternoons.
On 11 April 1964, Smith took up a position at the local Melbourne Nine Network station GTV-9. There he worked on voice-overs and appeared in Graham Kennedy’s In Melbourne Tonight, for which he presented commercials, appeared in comedy sketches, and, on several occasions, acted as compere. From the mid-60s, following Bert Newton's transfer to a rival network, Smith took over as chief voice-over announcer at GTV-9, a position he would retain for around forty years.
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