BIOGRAPHY AND BACKGROUND

Peter started in broadcasting whilst still at Oxford University back in the 60s and became a sports reporter in the days of the BBC Home Service. But his early claim to fame came whilst working for ATV in Birmingham when he invented a children's programme called Tiswas and presented it with Chris Tarrant for four years.

 

 

He went on to run a number of commercial radio stations, and founded SAGA Radio in 2001 to provide a radio station for the 50+ population of the West Midlands. The famous Birmingham Children's Hospital made him a Director in 2005 and he created The Red Balloon Appeal two years later. Peter became The High Sheriff of the County of West Midlands from 2007 - 2008 and is now a Deputy Lieutenant.