Peter Levy

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name = Peter Levy

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caption = Peter Levy
birth_date = Birth date and age|1955|9|5|mf=y
birth_place = Farnborough
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occupation = Television & Radio Presenter
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children = None
website = [http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/looknorthhull/peter.shtml bbc.co.uk] Presenter Profile
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Peter Levy (born September 5 1955, Farnborough) is a British television and radio presenter, currently host of the BBC regional news programme "Look North", broadcast from Hull to East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. He hails from the South West, and came to Yorkshire in his late teens.

Career

Although wanting to become an airline pilot when younger (he still enjoys flying), Levy was a disc jockey at Bradford's Pennine Radio (now The Pulse of West Yorkshire) from its launch in 1975 - having been hired by Austin Mitchell. He was an actor in his teenage years having secured small roles in shows such as Man About The House and Z Cars. He became a [http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/briansaudio2/mikegreen/Peter_Levy_with_guest_David_Steele_337x263.jpgpresenter] at Liverpool's Radio City in 1979, starting on the afternoon show.

Peter once worked at the same station as controversial talk show host James Whale, formerly of talkSPORT.

He moved to Leeds-based Radio Aire, and then, in January 1987, to the BBC, eventually having a [http://www.tellytunes.com/djphotocards/bbc_leeds/bbcleeds_pl.jpglunchtime show] at BBC Radio Leeds. At this time he started as a regular stand-in presenter for the Leeds edition of "Look North", always doing the breakfast bulletins.

"Look North" was broadcast across the whole of the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region at the time Levy started to work on it. Peter became the regular breakfast and lunchtime presenter of Look Leeds in the mid 90s. When the BBC split the region into two, Levy moved to present the Hull edition full-time.

Look North

Levy's on-screen rapport with weatherman colleague Paul Hudson, and also Lisa Gallagher, has made him a popular local figure. The duo visited shopping centres around the region and met the public as part of the "2006 Look North Sofa Tour".

Levy himself has become a minor cult figure in the local area due to his presenting of Look North. To some viewers, it is regarded as something of an achievement to have seen Levy, and many call in with reports of sightings, usually of a humorous nature.

Personal life

Despite Levy's camp manner, famous ex-partners include Malandra Burrows ("Emmerdale") and "Countdown's" Carol Vorderman.Fact|date=October 2008

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/looknorthhull/peter.shtml BBC Biography] .
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/looknorthhull/ BBC Look North: East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire] .
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/content/articles/2005/12/08/levy_rubbish_feature.shtml 'Peter Levy talks rubbish' with Andy Comfort of BBC Radio Humberside] (Includes audio interview).
* [http://www.mail-archive.com/[e-mail]/msg00550.html Levy Letter] .
* [http://www.tvnewsroom.co.uk/profiles/profile.php?page=peterlevy TV Newsroom] .
* [http://www.nige-194radiocity.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Lincoln,Easton,Levy.jpgPresenter picture at Radio City (far right of image)]
* [http://www.peterlevy.cwc.net Early web page produced when at Radio Leeds] .
* [http://www.nige-194radiocity.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/img59.gifHis memories of Radio City]
* [http://www.btinternet.com/~rob.frowen/presenters_l.html Anorak's site] .

Audio clips

* [http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/briansaudio/radiocity/Peter_Levy.rm Radio jingle at Radio City in Liverpool]
* [http://www.nige-194radiocity.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Peter%20Levy.mp3 Another Radio City jingle]

Video clips

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqXFG-xUruk Mastermind for local MPs in 2005]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5MIihyoTfw On the beach at Bridlington with Lisa Gallagher]