Peter Baxter

Peter Baxter (born Derby 1947) was a producer for BBC radio, in particular he was for 34 years the organising brain behind "Test Match Special".

Career

Baxter joined the BBC in September 1965 after a spell in British Forces Broadcasting.

He first worked on the "Test Match Special" in 1966, and produced it from 1973-2007. ["Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2007", John Wisden & Co Ltd, ISBN 978-1-905625-02-4, p49.]

In tandem with his work on cricket he was also the University Boat Race producer throughout the 1980s.

He co-ordinated the BBC's cricket coverage from every one of the Test-playing nations, with the exception of Bangladesh, and has also been part of the commentary team himself. Baxer commentated on the end of the 1992 World Cup Final between England and Pakistan in Melbourne

There have been many amusing moments over the years, but being locked out of the ground by the groundsman at Galle, in Sri Lanka, in 2001 was not one of them. He and BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew eventually watched the action from a nearby fort.

Baxter retired on June 19 2007 - with his last TMS production going off the air at 18:30. He was succeeded by Adam Mountford, the former cricket producer of BBC Radio Five Live.

External links

* [http://www.peter-baxter.co.uk Peter Baxter's official website]

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