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Peter Hitchener whose full name is <a href="/biography/peter-hitchener">Peter Donald Beauchamp Hitchener</a> is <a href="/biography/peter-hitchener">one</a> of the veterans and senior television icon and news presenters, in Australia. Peter was born in the year 1946, in the month of 21st February. A famous media face <a href="/biography/peter-hitchener">Peter Donald Beauchamp Hitchener</a> is well known as Peter Hitchener, was born and brought up in Texas! He hails from America and has an Australian Nationality. He started with his media career in 1965 with 4BH radio station, which was one of the favorite stations in Brisbane. He was the <a href="/biography/peter-hitchener">news writer</a>, editor and presenter at 4BH.

Personal Life

Besides being a television presenter, Peter is a proud <a href="/biography/peter-hitchener">patron</a> of Deaf Blind Society of Victoria. Moreover, he is a <a href="/biography/peter-hitchener">guest speaker</a> of various community events, non-profit organizations and charities events taking place across Melbourne. In a newspaper called ‘Herald Sun’ representing the head presenter of Nine News Melbourne, it was stated that Peter Hitchener has admitted he was gay. This circumstance was deplored by the reviewers describing Peter’s personal revelation and it was described that he was pushed to speak and discuss about his personal life. However Peter’s representative denied this point as well.

Career

Peter made his entry into the journalism industry in the year 1965, where he was appointed to work at Brisbane radio station. There, he served as a news presenter, editor and writer. Being a multi-talented personality, his talents were encouraged and he himself strived hard to become perfect in his profession. Later in the year 1973, Peter switched to the ABC network at Brisbane and he was appointed to serve as a relief presenter during the evening bulletin for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dibble">James Dibble</a>.

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After one year time, Hitchener moved from ABC Sydney to Nine Network, where he presented the National Nine News at Sydney and further, he moved to Melbourne to serve as the News Centre Nine program presenter. Later, in the year 1977, Peter started to anchor the breakfast show at 3AW prior, switching to 3AK during the year, 1979. During this period, Peter also became as the senior and chief weekend bulletin presenter and served as an alternate host of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Naylor_(broadcaster)">Brian Naylor</a>.

Later, in the year 1985, Peter resigned his work from 3AK. During the year 1998, while <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Naylor_(broadcaster)">Naylor</a> was retired, Peter took in-charge of presenting Nine News Melbourne during the nights, every week. Hitcher celebrated his 10 years completion as a weeknight bulletin presenter in the year 2008. Hitchener has been a significant part of Nine News since the year 1998.

Melbourne also hosted the 3AW, which was a breakfast show. He worked for 3AK for about 6 years serving as news telecaster and is also preparing to be replaced for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Naylor_(broadcaster)">Brian Naylor</a> who presented news for weeknight. In 1998, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Naylor_(broadcaster)">Naylor</a> was substituted by Hitchener for Nine News for Melbourne branch. Hitchener had a long work relationship with Nine News from then, he served as news caster for weeknight news for period of 10 years. In this tenure, he earned more respect and recognition.

With great time in Nine News, he signed contract of 3 more years serving and creating awareness with his news telecast. At the start of 2013, Hitchener celebrated completion of 40 years of his service to news media industry. On this occasion, he had a great time with News Nine, with his colleague appreciating his dedication and his quality work following a great mouth-watering dinner.

After completion of three year contract, he signed a new contract of 5 years with News Nine for Melbourne branch. Hitchener was awarded a chivalry award in 2017 “Order of Australia” for his great service to television and radio news media and community. This award is considered a chivalry award given to a personality, who has given service to his society, which is commendable.

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Social activities

Besides his busy work schedule, Peter always engages in different kinds of social activities. He spends enough time in being involved in community services and he lends his helping hands to many charities, which gives shelter to many disabled people including the deaf, dumb and the blind as well. He most often appears as the guest speaker at school events and every speech of Peter remains motivational and also encourages children to lend safe hands to the needy and disabled.

Peter lives in Kew and he is accompanied with his pets. He is a popular Victorian icon and of course, a wonderful news presenter. Peter has spent a significant part of his life in television and media and has carved his career perfectly into the journalism sense of action. He is such a wonderful soul who has been serving the impoverished and disabled.

Next news station on Hitchener list was Nine Network, where he presented National Nine News starting with Sydney and later, in

Hitchener was a great <a href="/biography/peter-hitchener">well-wisher</a> for people with disabilities and shortcomings! He was sponsor and supporter for various communities and organizations, which provides helping hand, to the needy. Out of love for dogs, he also funds organizations, which are associated with the breeding of dogs. He is a sponsor and volunteer for Dogs Victoria, Able Australia, Eastern Health Foundation and Barwon Health Foundation regularly helping and supporting charity events. He is also the Representative face for Lort Smith Animal Hospital.

Hitchener was threatened by Tony Pereira who worked at rival news channel “Channel 7”. He was threatened for life by Pereira for unknown reason; Tony Pereira has multiple twitter accounts which he used for stalking and threatening Hitchener and his colleagues and also <a href="/biography/malcolm-turnbull">Malcolm Turnbull</a> who was then, <a href="/biography/malcolm-turnbull">Prime Minister</a>. Later, it was found that Pereira blamed Hitchener for losing his job at Channel 7. Pereira stalked and threatened Hitchener for nine months and then, was arrested when he showed up in Channel 9 studio, threatening him.

Hitchener was a great <a href="/biography/peter-hitchener">man</a> with a beautiful soul; he had lost his father when he was in his teenage, since then he dedicated his whole life for his mother and sister. Unfortunately he lost his mother too. Hitchener had a great career with ABC radio, Channel Nine, 3AW and 3AK, earning huge salary of more than $600 thousand and a great net worth too, however the exact net worth number has not been disclosed yet.

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