Peter Goers
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Peter Goers is a South Australian arts critic, producer, director, columnist and author who hosted The Evening Show for over twenty years on ABC Radio Adelaide, broadcasting throughout South Australia and to Broken Hill. Goers presented his final Evening Show with a live audience at Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide on Thursday November 30, 2023. His career spans over 40 years in the entertainment industry across a range of different mediums and formats including television, print, radio and theatre. In the Australia Day Honours, 2013, Goers was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his "service to the community as a radio broadcaster".
Peter Goers is a South Australian arts critic, producer, director, columnist and author who hosted The Evening Show for over twenty years on ABC Radio Adelaide, broadcasting throughout South Australia and to Broken Hill. Goers presented his final Evening Show with a live audience at Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide on Thursday November 30, 2023. His career spans over 40 years in the entertainment industry across a range of different mediums and formats including television, print, radio and theatre. In the Australia Day Honours, 2013, Goers was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his "service to the community as a radio broadcaster".
Early career
In 1983, Goers started reviewing films for radio host Carole Whitelock on the then-named 5AN for the ABC, which led to commercial contracts, including 5DN and ten years at Austereo. Goers worked as full-time historian of the Performing Arts Collection of South Australia with the South Australian director Colin Ballantyne. Having debuted as the Artful Dodger in Oliver! at the Woodville Town Hall in 1972, Goers has been involved in many amateur theatre companies in Adelaide as an actor and director, including as artistic director of the University of Adelaide Theatre Guild (1982–86), and with Jimmy Zoole Presents, Q Theatre Company and Adelaide Repertory Theatre. During the same period, Jason Daniel, an arts editor for The Advertiser, had heard Goers' movie reviews and suggested that he also review theatre for the newspaper, which he did from 1985 to 1996. He became known as 'the critic that ate Adelaide'. While with The Advertiser he began writing an opinion column for the associated Sunday Mail in 1991. In 1986 he was abused by Fringe comedian Wendy Harmer during her show after providing a bad review, had his glasses broken, was spat on, and his notebook was taken and thrown at him. Goers also hosted horror movies on Channel Ten Adelaide during the 1980s.
Personal life
Goers was raised Methodist and has described himself as a Christian and also "a bit of an agnostic as are all reasonable people of reasonable faith. None of us knows if there is a God, but there's always hope." In an article encouraging tolerance between New Atheists and Christians, Goers was extremely critical of atheism. Regarding Islam, Goers has stated "Muslims do not proselytise and some of the best Christians I've ever known are Muslims." Goers was critical of religious arguments against Same Sex Marriage and vocal in support of the "Yes" campaign during the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey. In 2025, Peter Goers was widely criticised for sexist remarks regarding Nicolle Flint , including from international media. In September 2023 Goers wrote an article in The Advertiser in support of the Yes vote in the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum, in which he wrote "I don’t understand how our nation will deal with the international backlash a failure like a No vote will bring". Peter Goers believes cyclists "are a scourge". In an opinion piece published in the Sunday Mail in 20261, Peter Goers stated he believes "Cyclists are parasites taking over our roads." In the article opposing the installation of separated bike lanes due to low cyclist volumes the day after installation, he claimed cyclists "terrorise pedestrians". He also claimed that "cyclists often terrorise pedestrians" in 2025, claiming "Cyclists demand and get bike lanes everywhere, which are rarely used." and that Adelaide is not Amsterdam. Regarding e-bikes, he claimed "it’s time they are banned" and that he has used an "open car door as a shield" against them. He described a policeman pulling over a cyclist as a "unique thrill".
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