Pete Donaldson
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| Pete Donaldson | |
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| Born | Hartlepool, England |
| Show | Sunday Night Music Club |
| Station(s) | Absolute Radio |
| Time slot | 10:00pm - 1:00am (Sunday) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Website | http://www.thefootballramble.com/ |
Pete Donaldson, (born in Hartlepool) is a Radio and Television presenter, Producer and Voice Over Artist who is best known for his radio shows on Xfm London and Xfm Manchester, alongside his work on the Alex Zane Breakfast Show and the Lauren Laverne Breakfast Show (also on Xfm where he was best known under the guise "Cheeky Pete.") He also featured on the Danny Wallace Saturday show on Xfm and is a member of The Football Ramble.
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[edit] Career
Pete moved to London in 2004 after studying Multimedia Media Design at De Montfort University in Leicester. After working as a graphic designer for three years, he gained work experience, and in turn full employment on The Lauren Laverne Breakfast Show in 2006. When Laverne left the show to pursue other projects, he remained on Xfm, but as the Co-presenter of the Alex Zane Breakfast Show.
As a radio producer, Donaldson has produced shows from the likes of Adam and Joe, Paul Tonkinson, and Shaun Keaveny
He also co-presents a specialist Punk Show on the station called XPunk with Xfm DJ Phil Clifton, which airs every Saturday on Xfm.
From December 2008, Donaldson made his solo presenting debut on Early Breakfast on Xfm from 2–6 am Friday–Sunday. He quickly became a fans favourite and caught the attention of rival radio station Absolute Radio.
From 2005 to 2008 he was the Keyboarder of the Emo-Punkband "The Horny Hooligans" but was allegedly thrown out because of several drunken escapades.
In May 2011 Donaldson moved to Absolute Radio and can be found presenting on Saturday and Sunday, and Monday to Friday on Absolute Radio 00s.
In 2008, Pete joined The Football Ramble podcast as co-presenter and producer
In the summer of 2009 he began co-hosting a show on BBC 6Music alongside Danny Wallace, covering for Adam and Joe for 7 weeks.
He also introduces shows on the digital channel DMAX, ITV2 and 4Music and hosted the Hit40UK chart on 4Music until July 2010.
[edit] Side projects
Pete is a keen video game fan, supporting Xfm and IGN. He also enjoys football, writing about it for both Newcastle United FC and Hartlepool United FC.
