Peter Overton AM is an Australian television journalist and News Reader and has worked at the Nine Network for  nearly 35 years. After completing a Bachelor of Economics degree at Macquarie University, he moved into the media. He began his career  at Sydney radio station 2UE,  then Channel 7 Adelaide and  began at Nine as a news reporter in 1991.

In 2001, Peter was appointed as a Reporter for the prestigious 60 Minutes program and covered numerous major world events, including the Bali Bombings and September 11.

 In 2009, Peter was appointed Chief News Reader of Nine News, Sydney and has dominated the highly competitive 6pm slot for 15 years.

Peter was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Macquarie University in 2019 for services to media and his extensive charity work and received an AM in the Australia Day Honours in 2020 for significant service to the broadcast media and community. He is also a Wing Commander, Specialist Capability Officer in the RAAF Reserve.

Peter is married to Jessica Rowe and they have two daughters. He has a strong sense of community and is patron and ambassador for a number of Australian charities.

Download Biography

Download Peter’s full biography here.

Further Information

Peter Overton is exclusively managed by Watercooler Talent.

For all enquires relating to Peter please contact us.