Peter Landy (born 1943) is an Australian television presenter.
Beginning his career in the early 1960s - after attending the Jesuit Xavier College - he started with Radio 3UL, Warragul co-ordinating horse racing and football broadcasts. He later moved to 3UZ Melbourne reporting and presenting news. In 1967 he moved to 3AK and also began with TV station Channel 9. In 1971 he moved to Seven Network Melbourne sport reporting. He commentated Australian rules football (VFL) games and was noted for his smooth, dry tones. He also covered tennis, boxing and several Olympic Games, including rowing events. In the 1970s his commentary was highly rated by viewers.
His personal sporting achievements were in rowing and tennis.
In the 1990s, Landy suffered a nervous breakdown but returned to commentary with the Seven Network, hosting football in the late 1990s. He was also a newsreader.
He has recently made a comeback with the Nine Network, commentating the Boxing at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. As of 2010, Landy lives in the suburb of Kew, Victoria.
Famous quotes containing the words peter and/or landy:
“A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.”
—Finley Peter Dunne (1867–1936)
“Animals are ever so psychic. There are some people who just can’t come in here.... The cats particularly. They seem to know. You can fool everybody, but landy M deary-me, you can’t fool a cat. They seem to know who’s not right, if you know what I mean.”
—Dewitt Bodeen (1908–1988)