Peter Hitchener Biography
Peter Hitchener OAM is an Australian television broadcaster who has spent 50 years with the Nine Network and 58 years in news broadcasting. Since 1998, he has been the chief news presenter for GTV-9’s flagship program Nine News Melbourne, and prior to that, he was the weekend presenter.
How old is Peter Hitchener? – Age
He is 77 years old as of 21 February 2023. He was born in 1946 in Texas, Australia. His real name is Peter Donald Beauchamp Hitchener.
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In an April 2008 Herald Sun piece about his ten years as top news presenter of Nine News Melbourne, Hitchener admitted he is gay. Online commentators criticized Hitchener’s personal confessions, claiming that he was “pushed” to expose his private life. The representative for Hitchener refuted this.
Did Peter Hitchener have a stroke? – Illness
Hitchener had his first migraine roughly three years ago and has had more since then. He told 9news.com.au that his migraines are brief, with jagged vision lasting up to 20 minutes and “difficult reading syndrome” lasting four to five minutes.
Hitchener had been visiting a neurologist to help manage his condition, and he went to the hospital after experiencing a migraine on-air. Since the incident, he has received an outpouring of support from colleagues, friends, fans, and the community. Hitting yourself in a dark room for 15 minutes helps Hitchener with his migraines. He must also keep himself hydrated.
What does Peter Hitchener earn? – Salary
He is believed to have a net worth of $5 million as of January 9, 2023. His principal source of income is as a newsreader, and he also works as the Lort Smith Animal Hospital brand ambassador.
Peter Hitchener Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $16 Million.
Peter Hitchener Career
Hitchener began his career in the media in 1965 at Brisbane radio station 4BH, where he wrote, edited, and presented news bulletins. He is originally from Texas and lives in rural Queensland. After that, Hitchener went to ABC Brisbane, where he worked as a radio and television news presenter. He moved to Sydney in 1973 while still working for the ABC, where he worked as a substitute for James Dibble on the evening news.
Hitchener moved to the Nine Organization following one year at ABC Sydney, introducing Public Nine News first in Sydney and afterward in Melbourne as the co-anchor of Information Center Nine, with Brian Henderson co-mooring in Sydney. Hitchener began hosting the breakfast show on 3AW in 1977, and he eventually moved to 3AK in 1979. At about this time, Hitchener additionally became boss end of the week news moderator and student to boss weeknight news moderator Brian Naylor. Hitchener resigned from 3AK in 1985.
Hitchener took over as weeknight host of Nine News Melbourne after Brian Naylor retired in 1998. Hitchener celebrated his tenth anniversary as a weeknight news host in 2008.
At a gala dinner in January 2013, the Nine Network honored Hitchener for his 40 years of service to the network. Numerous speakers thanked Hitchener for his contributions to news and the community. Hitchener was given the news in July 2014 that he had signed a new contract to remain the host of Nine News for what was believed to be five years.
Hitchener was reading the news bulletin on March 29, 2021, when he suddenly became ill and was unable to read the teleprompter, forcing him to leave the broadcast in the middle of it. After it was revealed that Hitchener was having a migraine, Alicia Loxley took his place for the bulletin the following night.
Hitchener’s schedule was announced in December 2021 to be reduced to four days per week beginning in January 2022, with Alicia Loxley taking over on Friday. Hitchener and Fifi Box were named Moomba Monarchs in February 2022.