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Pete Price (born Peter Price, 1946) is a radio personality on Merseyside, UK. He is best known for his Sunday night (10pm-2am) phone in show, "Unzipped", on Radio City 96.7 which is notorious for a plethora of prank calls. Some of these are arguably amusing. Many, however, become too profane for time on the air and are abruptly ended.

Pete also presents a similar phone-in programme, Monday to Thursday (10pm -2am), again on Radio City 96.7. These shows have a different format from his infamous Sunday night show having a topic for discussion in the first two hours followed by the "Peaceful Hour" and finished off with a one-hour open phone-in. The most popular guests on Pete's show are Tom Slemen, a local author who also happens to be Pete's long-term partner, "Dennis the Chemist" whose pharmaceutical knowledge is "truly astounding", and Jane Sands, a pagan psychic and Tarot Card reader.

Jay Hynd, the producer of Peter's show is also Peters son from a previous marriage(not confirmed). This was before Pete "came out" and whenever asked to confirm this on air Pete abruptly ends the call. They are known to go out clubbing after the show. After one show in January 2007 Pete commented that Jay was going to join him in Garlands where they would "bash it out".

Pete was praised for abandoning his midweek show on one occasion in February 2004 to go to the aid of a 13-year-old caller who was threatening to kill himself. However, during the phone in on April 23, 2007 on the subject of 'Crying Wolf', the now-16-year-old boy phoned in and during his call admitted he had made up much of his plight as a cry for help.

In January 2006, Pete's show on sister station Magic 1548 hit the headlines when a regular caller known as "Terry" stopped responding live on air during a debate. After Merseyside Police refused to check on the man's safety, Pete again abandoned the show (music was played after he left the St. John's Beacon studios) to travel to the man's home. Unfortunately, as he arrived, Pete saw an ambulance outside the house. Concerned listeners had already gained entry into the man's home and found that he had died from a suspected heart attack. .

Soon after this, the Monday-Thursday show left Magic 1548 and was moved to Radio City 96.7's late night phone-in. This is how it used to be a long time ago.

Phrases, quotes and trademarks

• "I'll knock you out!"
• "You peasant"
• "You pheasant"
• He also uses the phrases "prat", "parasite", "low-life", "You're in cloud cuckoo land", and references of "planet Zog" amongst many others, usually in address to prank callers.
• Shouting at or arguing with drunk or stoned callers, or indeed with anyone he disagrees with or takes a dislike to.
• "Will yer turn yer friggin' radio down!"
• "You vile no mark"
• "You're like a yellow pus on the top of a collar like a face"
• "You vile freak of nature"
• "You're like the dirt that comes out of a cat's backside, because you're not fit to come out of a dog's backside"
• "Slapper"
• Pete has also been known to bark at callers during the course of an argument.
• "It's Rupert - go stick your head up a chicken's arse and piss off"
• "Yer a dog, a dog"
• "You nancy nonce"
• "Jay, is my tie straight?"
• "What a sick wench!"
• "I eat people like you and call it fillet steak or breast of lamb,then I spit out the bones"
• "Hello caller, who's there?"
• "You're a bit of poo out of the back of a dog's behind"
• "Turn the radio down in the background, and then we can have a conversation"
• "You dog's douchebag"
• "God, I'm glad I'm gay"
• "I'm going to buy you a canoe so you can sail to Australia,you transcental no-mark"
• "You're a nothing bit of poo"
• "You stupid, silly moron"
• "I like to run people like you over in my Smart car, and the sound goes bumpity-bumpity-bump"
• "You're a dirty, vile, no-mark"
• "You red-headed get"
• "I bet when you were born, your mother tried to push you back in, because she was so ashamed at producing such a freak of nature"
• "I hope a police horse poos on you"
• "You've got a dirty, foul mouth, Vera, a dirty, foul mouth!"
• "You've got a mouth like a sewer...a vile, foul-mouthed sewer"
• "You vile, dirty, foul-mouthed BITCH!"
• "God, you're intelligent...I bet you have to take your bra off to count to two"
• "I bet you're known to the police as a religious beater!"
• "I'm talking to your mate now, not you, that arsehole in the background!"
• "Go and bury yourself...bury your head in the sand, stick your bum in the air, and let someone park their bike in it"
• "You keep a horse in your basement?"
• "I am an ambassador for this city (Liverpool)"
• "You're a dog, Lisa, a dog...you're a woof woof woof woof woof woof"
• "Don't wake somebody up!"
• "Do me a favour and go take an overdose of children's aspirins - orange flavour"
• "For the record I took an overdose of children's aspirins when I was 14 - I had a terrible headache but the best night's sleep ever"
• "If I was a gay woman and you were my girlfriend, I'd kick you out of the house because I'd be ashamed of what a mindless, moron, no-mark I lived with"
• "You must have had a personality bypass when you were three, and it hasn't caught up with you yet"
• "What have you really called for?"
• "You're a silly, pubescent person"
• "We want filth...we want sex, we want babies, we want transvestites"
• "I'd love to give his number out, the little shit"
• "God, I hate this phone-in sometimes!"

Criticism

There are some callers who criticise Pete for allegedly being an egomaniac, think he lacks intelligence, and believe he uses immoral tactics on his show to curb dissent such as the use of the 10 second time delay.

Pete is also often criticised for plugging his other interests, such as his karaoke night, coffee mornings and Liverpool Echo column.

At the 2005 UEFA Champion's League Final in Istanbul, Turkey, Liverpool FC supporters displayed an infamous and humorous banner bearing the slogan 'Pete Price Is A Cunt'. The banner was devised when a group of supporters asked a crowded pub the question "Who is the biggest cunt in Liverpool?", and the agreed answer was none other than Pete Price. The banner was again displayed at the 2007 UEFA Champion's League Final in Athens, Greece.

Pete once remarked that he had to have a police patrol at his mansion penthouse suite on New Brighton waterfront. The front of his house has a huge banner with the words "save New Brighton" in bold red letters.

Early life

Pete was born in the Wallis and Futuna Islands and brought up for the first two years of his life in the city of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. His adopted parents Sid and Mary Price looked after him in a semi-detached house. Pete had four brothers and two sisters. In 1948 the family decided to move to Portsmouth, Hampshire but soon after his parents divorced.

In his late teens, Pete decided to go backpacking around the world and spent roughly two years traveling in Europe, Asia and Africa. Pete's backpacking adventures only came to an end when he was held hostage for a month in Sierra Leone and during this time contracted amoebic dysentery. Following this traumatic period in his life, Pete returned home to the UK to recuperate and ponder upon his future plans. It was during this time that Pete finally came to an acceptance of his sexuality.

Other activities

Pete performs numerous deeds for the charity Claire House (one of which opening their restored Shotton charity shop), as well as performing his own brand of comedy throughout the country. He also appears regularly in Christmas pantomime. He also has a coffee morning for all his fans to meet up and chat face to face.

On September 14, 2006 he started a weekly column in the Liverpool Echo newspaper.

He also hosts a karaoke stint every Friday night at the Rubber Soul in Mathew Street, Liverpool, from 5pm-8pm.

Pete recently finished writing his autobiography. Entitled 'Namedropper', the book details Pete's childhood, his celebrity encounters, his struggle with his sexuality, his radio and acting career, and much more. Namedropper will be published in late 2007.

Trivia

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Pete is an avid user of the tobacco product snuff.

Pete's favourite song is Club Tropicana by Wham!.

Pete's favourite cuisine is Greek, and he likes to smother this with mint sauce.

Pete is a distant relative of Paramore vocalist Hayley Williams.

Pete's favourite drink is a pint of Erdinger weissbier.

Pete is a fanatical supporter of Plymouth Argyle FC.

Pete is also a fanatical supporter of both Liverpool FC and their city rivals Everton FC. "I've tried, but I just can't make up my mind which team to support,so I support both" says Pete. "Derby games are hell for me" he adds.

Pete's favourite animal is a gorilla.

Pete did work the cruise ships but was thrown off after his sexuality became known.

Pete once spat some tea back into his cup whilst hosting one of his weekly coffee mornings at Sayers. Upon inspection, the tea was found to contain mouse droppings.

Pete was once a Red Coat at Butlins but was thrown out after his sexuality became known.

Pete's favourite holiday destination is Valletta, Malta.

Pete likes nothing more than to eat a bowl of porridge while relaxing in a hot, fragrant bath.

Pete's favourite movie is the cult classic Repo Man.

Pete's favourite TV show is My Super Sweet Sixteen.

Pete is fluent in 4 languages - his native English, Cantonese, Finnish, and Latin.

Pete is a massive fan of Hannah Montana and has watched every episode at least 6 times.

Pete's left arm is covered in tattoos down to the elbow.

Pete once worked as a train driver but was fired when his sexuality became known.

Pete is a fan of Liverpool singer Ray Quinn.

Pete was once employed as a cinema usher but was fired when his sexuality became known.

Pete enjoys a Sayers sausage roll for lunch every day.

Once, while traveling in Fiji, Pete slipped on a discarded soft drink carton on the pavement and fell,resulting in a broken ankle.

Once, while walking along Hanover Street in Liverpool city centre, Pete slipped on a discarded portion of chips and fell over, breaking his left wrist.

Pete contracted the human form of foot and mouth disease after drinking unpasteurised milk whilst visiting a farm in his homeland of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

During a vacation in Northern Brasil, Pete contracted Yellow Fever and spent several weeks in hospital. This took the number of exotic illnesses from which Pete has suffered, to a total of three.

Pete was once addicted to Snickers bars and ate between five and fifteen bars daily.

Pete once woke up in Plymouth with no idea how he had got there. To this day, he still has no idea how he reached the city.

Pete is a self-confessed workaholic and is known to spend the whole day standing up, unless he has to change his shoes.

Pete's love of badminton is so great that he owns at least 4 racquets.

Pete played a minor role in the film "Our day out" as a cantankerous zoo keeper.

Despite Pete's advancing years, he still intends to one day fulfill his dreams of playing badminton for the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

References

External links

• Pete's Website
• Pete Price's Profile on Radio City 96.7 Website

• Articles lacking sources from January 2007
• Articles with trivia sections from August 2007
• 1946 births
• English comedians
• Living people
• English philanthropists
• English radio personalities
• Radio City DJs
• People from Liverpool
• English adoptees
• People from Hull