Seven’s Peter Mitchell says he has no plans to retire as network retains rating crown
Channel 7 news presenter Peter Mitchell has claimed an early victory in the 6pm TV news battle, being crowned the king of Melbourne for the second year in a row.
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Channel 7 news presenter Peter Mitchell says he has no plans to retire any time soon.
After last year being crowned king of Melbourne when Seven claimed victory over its Nine rivals for the first time since 2011, Mitchell is again flying high.
Seven has retained its crown, claiming an early victory in the TV news battle at 6pm — winning all 22 weeks of the official 40-week ratings survey year to date and taking an unassailable lead.
Mitchell, who this year marks 35 years with the network, is still loving his job.
“I know now having been in the business for so long there is a finish line for me but I can’t see it at the moment,’’ Mitchell said.
“I’ve still got a long way to go, I’m going to keep playing on just like the Daicos brothers, as long as they keep going so will I. I’d be mad if I didn’t plan for retirement at some stage but it’s just not going to happen yet. I’m contracted for another couple of years.
“I don’t know what will happen after that but we’ll get to that point and reassess. But at the moment I’m absolutely loving the job and we don’t take it for granted.”
Mitchell, who is flanked by weather presenter Jane Bunn and sport presenter Tim Watson, said he had been through rough patches but every day brought a fresh challenge.
“To be quite honest this is the best year we’ve had since I’ve been there,’’ Mitchell said.
“We’ve won before and been in a winning position but it’s never been this conclusive.
“We’ve never been able to say at this point we’ve won it. We’re very grateful and don’t take it for granted. That’s what we’re striving to do is keep this team together and put the highest quality product out as we can.
“At the moment our team is absolutely rocketing along and they just go out there every day to do their best and that’s what we get.”
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