Pete Donaldson
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| Pete Donaldson | |
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| Birth name | Pete Donaldson |
| Born | 30 April 1981 Hartlepool, County Durham, England |
| Medium | Television, radio, podcasting |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 2006 – Present |
Pete Diggery Donaldson (born 30 April 1981 in Hartlepool) is a British radio and television presenter, producer and voice over artist who is best known for his radio shows on Absolute Radio and Xfm, alongside his work on the Alex Zane Breakfast Show and the Lauren Laverne Breakfast Show (also on Xfm where he was best known under the guise "Cheeky Pete.") He also featured on the Danny Wallace Saturday show on Xfm and is currently one of the presenters on The Football Ramble podcast.
Career
Pete moved to London in 2003 after studying Multimedia Media Design at University. After working as a graphic designer for three years, he gained work experience, and in turn full employment on The Lauren Laverne Breakfast Show in 2006. When Laverne left the show to pursue other projects, he remained on Xfm, but as the Co-Presenter of the Alex Zane Breakfast Show.
As a radio producer, Pete produced shows from the likes of Adam and Joe, Paul Tonkinson, and Shaun Keaveny.
He also co-presented a specialist Punk Show on the station called XPunk with Xfm DJ Phil Clifton, which aired every Saturday on Xfm.
In 2009 Pete could be found presenting solo on Early Breakfast on Xfm from 2am-6am Friday-Sunday.
Today he hosts the evening show of Absolute Radio, the Rock and Roll Football Matchday Warmup, as well as covering red carpet events and interviewing bands at sessions and festivals for the station.
Pete is also the voice of numerous TV channels including DMAX, 4Music, Challenge and ITV2.
He also voiced the character Jerry Brockhaus in the 2008 video game Zak McKracken: Between Time and Space[1] and characters in The_Journey_Down Part 2.
Side Projects
He also is a keen football fan, and contributes to the football podcast The Football Ramble. He supports Newcastle United.
