Pete Allison

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Pete Allison
Born (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 31)
Redditch, England
Nationality British
Occupation(s) Broadcast journalist, presenter

Pete Allison is a broadcast journalist and presenter, currently at Newsbeat on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1Xtra and BBC Asian Network.

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Early career

Allison joined Nottingham Trent University's student radio station, Fly FM, in 2009 and was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2010 Student Radio Awards. [1] He was shortlisted in The Hits Radio's Stars of 2011 talent search and later joined the station. [2] Later that year, he was twice nominated at the 2011 Student Radio Awards. He went on to win Gold for Best Male Presenter and Bronze for Best Entertainment Programme. [3] He then joined Q Radio's weekend schedule [4] and began covering weekend overnights across the Bauer network on stations including Key 103, Radio City and Hallam FM.

Capital

At the end of 2011, Allison made his debut on Capital Birmingham. Soon after, he joined Capital Yorkshire [5] to host weekend breakfast. He also appeared on Capital Manchester.

BBC Radio 1

As a result of winning Best Male Presenter, he had the opportunity to cover early breakfast on BBC Radio 1 in June 2012. After nine months at Capital Yorkshire, he joined Radio 1 to deputise on early breakfast in March 2013. [6] He became the regular cover presenter for the slot. [7] [8]

Absolute Radio

In November 2013, Allison joined Absolute Radio [9] to present weekend overnights, before moving to weekday overnights and Saturday evenings. He was also heard on Absolute Radio 90s and Absolute Radio 00s. In recognition of his work at Absolute Radio and Radio 1, he was named in The ReelWorld Radio Academy 30 Under 30. [10]

Return to Capital

In October 2014, Allison joined Capital Yorkshire to present Drivetime. [11] In 2018, he completed five half-marathons in five days between Yorkshire stadiums raising almost £11,000 for Global's Make Some Noise. He left in April 2019.

BBC Radio Leeds

In June 2019, Allison joined BBC Radio Leeds presenting shows across the schedule.

BBC Newsbeat

In October 2022, he joined Newsbeat as a journalist on Radio 1, Radio 1Xtra and Asian Network.

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References

  1. ↑ "Nominations Announced for the Student Radio Awards 2010". Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Hits New Future Star". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Student Radio Awards - winners announced".
  4. ↑ "Q Radio for Pete". Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Official website - About".
  6. ↑ "Pete Allison to present Radio 1's Early Breakfast all next week". Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Pete Allison is in for Dev".
  8. ↑ "Pete Allison sits in for Dev".
  9. ↑ "This weekend sees my first outing on Absolute Radio".
  10. ↑ "Meet The ReelWorld Radio Academy 30 Under 30 2014!". Archived from the original on 16 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Pete Allison joins Capital FM Yorkshire!".
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