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Line 1: {{~~short~~Short description\|British journalist (1937–2020)}} {{Other ~~persons~~people\|Peter Hobday}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=April 2022}} '''Peter James Hobday''' (16 February 1937 – 18 January 2020) was a ~~[[Radio~~British radio presenter~~\|presenter]]~~, onbest known for presenting the early-morning [[BBC Radio 4]] breakfast current affairs programme ''[[Today (BBC Radio 4)\|Today]] ''throughout the 1980s, remaining until 1996.<ref>{{cite news \|title= Radio Waves: Paul Donovan: In the firing line \|url= http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article744242.ece \|work=[[The Times]] \|location= London \|date=26 March 2006 \|accessdate=19 January 2009}}</ref> He was a colleague of [[Brian Redhead]] and the two men were a regular presenting duo on the programme. Hobday was the presenter of ~~the~~ ''[[The Money Programme]]'' on [[BBC Two~~\|BBC2~~]] television. He helped launch the late night [[current affairs (news format)\|current affairs]] programme ''[[Newsnight]]'' on BBC2, where he was both presenter and economic specialist. He was also involved in launching ''[[In Business]]'' on [[BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]]. His removal from the ''Today'' programme in 1996 was greeted with dismay from its listeners and allegations of ageism were levied at the BBC. Later he presented BBC Radio 4's ''[[World at One]]''. Bilingual in French and English, and competent in Italian, he also contributed to French and French-Canadian television. Following his journalistic career, Hobday ran media training sessions for industry leaders and senior union officials, was a visiting professor at [[De Montfort University]], and worked as a conference chairman.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Profile \|first=Specialist Speakers \|title=Peter Hobday Speaker Profile \|url=https://www.specialistspeakers.com/?p=729 \|access-date=2023-03-11 \|website=Specialist Speakers Speaker Bureau \|language=English}}</ref> He divided much of his time between London and Italy, and wrote a memoir titled ''In the Valley of the Fireflies: An Englishman in Umbria'' (1995). Hobday died on 18 January 2020.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/01/20/peter-hobday-long-serving-presenter-today-programme-whose-amiable/\|title=Peter Hobday\|work=The Daily Telegraph\|date=20 January 2020\|access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref> His brother John Hobday, who predeceased him, took the part of the first police constable in [[Ambridge (The Archers)\|Ambridge]] in BBC Radio 4's ''[[The Archers]]''. ==Books== * ''Man the Industrialist'' (Priory Press, 1973) {{ISBN\|978-0-85078-141-0}} "Social History of Science Library" series * ''[[Saudi Arabia]] Today: An Introduction to the Richest Oil Power'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 1978) {{ISBN\|978-1-34903-216-7}} * ''In the Valley of the Fireflies. An Englishman in [[Umbria]]'' (Michael Joseph, 1995) {{ISBN\|978-0-71810-080-3}} * ''Simple Guide to England: Customs & Etiquette'' (Simple Guides, 1998) {{ISBN\|978-1-86034-036-9}} * ''Managing the Message: How the Media Can Be Influenced'' (London House, 2000) {{ISBN\|978-1-90280-918-2}} * ''The [[Rebecca Schroeter\|Girl in Rose]]: [[Joseph Haydn\|Haydn's]] Last Love'' (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004) {{ISBN\|978-0-29784-747-2}} ==References== Line 14 ⟶ 25: {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hobday, Peter}}▼ <ref>BBC archives</ref> ▲{{DEFAULTSORT:Hobday, Peter}} [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:BBC newsreaders and journalists]] [[Category:BBC Radio 4 presenters]] {{UK-journalist-stub}}