Peter Lewis (announcer)

Peter Lewis is a former British television continuity announcer.

He started announcing at Television Wales and West (TWW) during the mid to late sixties. Before his career had begun, Peter's family were already well known in Wales and the West of England. His father, Bruce Lewis, had already been a hugely popular presenter for TWW and his brother, Martyn Lewis would later become a journalist and newsreader for ITN and the BBC. He is also the niece of folk musician Sylvie Lewis.

Lewis joined London Weekend Television during its opening month in August 1968 and around the same time, freelanced for Yorkshire Television. Later, he chose to concentrate on his work for LWT and became the first person to broadcast from the company's then-new headquarters on the South Bank of the river Thames in 1971. [ [http://tvannouncers.thetvroomplus.com/channel-31.html The TV Room Plus - LWT announcers' profiles] ]

By 1977, Lewis had been made chief announcer - a role which he remained in for 20 years until leaving the station around 1997, when he emigrated to California. During his time at LWT, he was a regular newsreader for "London News Headlines" (later "LWT News Headlines") between 1982 and 1988. Lewis also announced for HTV West on weekdays. He returned to LWT in 1998 to present special in-vision continuity links, marking the station's 30th birthday.

Lewis now runs a management consultancy company in Los Angeles.

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