Peter Overton (born 5 April 1965) is an Australian television journalist and news presenter.
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He joined the Nine Network 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.
Overton grew up in Longueville, 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 [1]
He is married to Weekend Sunrise news presenter Jessica Rowe and has two daughters.[2]
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Nine News Sydney Weeknight Presenter 12 January 2009 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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Nine News First at Five Presenter (Sun) February 2011 - |
Succeeded by incumbent |