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{{short description|British journalist}}
{{Other persons|Peter Hobday}}
'''Peter James Hobday''' (16 February 1937 – 18 January 2020) was a British radio presenter, best known for his 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 Money Programme]]'' on [[BBC Two]] 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 ''
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.
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