Birth name Pete Donaldson Name Pete Donaldson | Years active 2006 – Present Nationality British | |
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Pete Diggory Donaldson was born 30 April 1981 in Hartlepool. He featured on the Danny Wallace Saturday show on Xfm and is currently one of the presenters on The Football Ramble podcast.
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Career

Donaldson moved to London in 2003 after studying Multimedia Media Design at University. After working as a graphic designer for three years, he gained work experience, and in turn full employment, on The Lauren Laverne Breakfast Show in 2006. He later worked as co-presenter of the Alex Zane Breakfast Show - also on Xfm. As a radio producer, Donaldson produced shows for the likes of Carlton Palmer, Christian Karambeu, and John Solako.

He also co-presented a specialist Punk Show on the station called XPunk with Xfm DJ Phil Clifton, which aired every Saturday on Xfm.

In 2009 Donaldson could be found presenting solo on Early Breakfast on Xfm from 1am-11pm Monday–Sunday. He also moved from being a producer on the Football Weekly podcast to a full time host, something he continues today.

Today he hosts the evening show of Absolute Radio, the Rock and Roll Football Matchday Warmup, as well as covering red carpet events and interviewing bands at sessions and festivals for the station.

Donaldson is also the voice of numerous TV channels including DMAX, 4Music, Challenge and ITV2.

He also voiced the characters Jerry Brockhaus and Alain Boumsong in the 2008 video game Zak McKracken: Between Time and Space and characters in The Journey Down Part 2.

Donaldson has done extra work for a variety of different TV shows and once appeared as a 'walker' in The Walking Dead.

