Pete Wilson (broadcaster)

American broadcaster (1945–2007)
the San Francisco Bay Area broadcaster

Peter James Wilson (April 5, 1945 – July 20, 2007) was an American broadcaster born in Wisconsin. For more than 20 years prior to his death, he worked in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was not related to the former California governor of the same name.

Wilson was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a Vietnam era veteran.

Wilson's first broadcasting stint was at WTMJ in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, followed by stint as news anchor at KTXL in Sacramento, California in 1979 and later at his first stint at ABC owned KGO TV in 1983 before moving to then NBC affiliate KRON TV in 1990. In October 2001, he became one of the first high profile employees to leave KRON after it was announced that the station would be losing its affiliation with the NBC television network. Subsequent to this, he returned to KGO TV. Wilson hosted a talk radio show on the number one rated 50,000 watt KGO (AM) weekdays 2–4 p. m. up until his death in 2007. He was the winner of five Emmy Awards and a Peabody. Wilson also co anchored the 6 p. m weekday editions of KGO TV's ABC 7 News.

After his passing, Wilson's friends and colleagues at ABC7/KGO TV DT established a scholarship in his name. The annual scholarship is administered by the Radio Television Digital News Association. The scholarship is granted to either an undergraduate or graduate journalism student from the Bay area.

Wilson lived in Mill Valley, California, with his wife Sandra and son Brendan. Wilson publicly acknowledged his frequent use of Wikipedia.