Peter Gordon (radio presenter)
- Peter Gordon (radio presenter)
Peter Gordon, known on air as PG, is programme controller and presenter of the breakfast show on 96.4 The Eagle, a local radio station for Surrey and Hampshire, based in Guildford, Surrey.
Gordon was born in Guildford and educated at Cranleigh School and the University of York, where he began his career as a presenter on the student radio station. He joined the BBC as a feature presenter before returning to Surrey to work as a news, sport and music presenter for County Sound, Radio Mercury and 106.6 Star FM. He has appeared on television in ITV's The Village and British National Ice Hockey League. [ [http://www.childrenwithspecialneeds.co.uk/PeterGordon Profile on Children with Special Needs website] ]
Gordon has been with The Eagle since its launch and was the first presenter to speak on the new station when it went on air on 4 January 1996.
He regularly appears in Christmas pantomimes at Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, most recently in Jack and the Beanstalk [ [http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/19200/jack-and-the-beanstalk Jack And the Beanstalk - The Stage] ] [ [http://www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk/stage.asp?s=189 Yvonne Arnaud Theatre website for the production] ] from December 2007-January 2008.
He has used his local celebrity status to support local charities such as Children with Special Needs Foundation [ [http://www.childrenwithspecialneeds.co.uk/PeterGordon Profile on Children with Special Needs website] ] and CHASE [ [http://www.chasecare.org.uk/article.aspx?ID=312 Indigo gets the first handshake from PG at 96.4 Eagle Radio] ] [ [http://www.surreyad.co.uk/news/surrey/97/97189/_heat_is_on_for_chase Heat is on for CHASE - Surrey Advertiser] ] . He has also supported other local initiatives such as Surrey Police's "Watch your drinks" campaign in 2003. [ [http://www.surrey.police.uk/news_item.asp?artid=3665 Surrey Police announcement] ]
External links
* [http://www.964eagle.co.uk/OnAir/presenter.asp?id=Peter%20Gordon Profile on The Eagle's website]
References
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