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Pete Price: Larger than life

Renowned for his larger-than-life personality, in this episode of the Downtown Den, Pete Price candidly discusses both the highlights and dark times from his life and the lessons he has learnt along the way.

The legendary Liverpool radio host and entertainer, Pete Price, needs little to no introduction. Known best for his late-night talk show on Liverpool radio station Radio City, his career has spanned 50 years in showbiz, with regular TV appearances and a bestselling autobiography ‘Pete Price – Name Dropper’.

Renowned for his larger-than-life personality, in this episode of the Downtown Den, Pete candidly discusses both the highlights and dark times from his life and the lessons he has learnt along the way. Sharing emotional anecdotes from his early life and career, we delve deep and discover how Pete Price became Pete Price.

Pete chats to Frank about:

  • His childhood
  • Work ethic
  • Becoming a DJ and his first taste of showbiz
  • Fighting his sexuality
  • Acceptance
  • Reinventing himself
  • His late-night phone in show
  • His father and the Sicilian Mafia

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