About Peter Jefferson
Born 1945. Peter Jefferson is an announcer.
Peter Jefferson (born May 1945) is a former BBC Radio 4 continuity announcer.
He was educated at the independent Halliford School in Shepperton, Middlesex. He joined the BBC in 1964
Jefferson retired in 2001, though he continued to work as a freelancer until 2009. In May 2005 he stood in as a newsreader during strike action by other staff. He is often dubbed "Voice of the Shipping Forecast". He has also read the quotations in the Radio 4 quiz game Quote, Unquote. Jefferson lives in Weybridge, Surrey.
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