The Singapore based presenters and real life couple OLI PETTIGREW (Cash Cab Asia, Sony Style, Lonely Planet Six Degrees China and Epad) AND LINDA BLACK (HBO Signature's Friday Picture House, Cathay Pacific on the Move, Health@Desktop)
TO HOST THE 2013 MISS EARTH® COMPETITION
LIVE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7TH
Oli Pettigrew was born in Hong Kong, schooled in England and has been a resident of Singapore since 2004. He began modeling in Hong Kong in 1999, appearing in ads for several lifestyle brands- culminating in a year-long Levi's campaign and a role in the film Gen Y Cops.
Pettigrew was then selected as host of SONY STYLE on AXN, a role which landed him a nomination for Best Host at the Singapore Elle Awards in 2008. Following this, Pettigrew went on to host for Lonely Planet, Channel News Asia, Channel V, Star World, HBO, Cinemax, Food Network, TLC, Miss Earth 2010 and AXN.
In 2011, Pettigrew hosted the fourth season of Sony Style (now Sony Lifestyle), and was subsequently nominated at the Asian Television Awards for Best Entertainment Host. Pettigrew hosted the awards with his wife Linda Black.
He began 2012 as a weekly feature on six shows (Cash Cab Asia, Lonely Planet Six Degrees China, Sony Style (Sony Lifestyle), Epad on Max, HBO's Daily hostings and a series of internationally broadcast food Vignettes) on five networks (AXN, HBO, CINEMAX, TLC and Food Network Asia). The shows gained 3 nominations at the Asian Television Awards 2012. For Cash Cab Asia, Pettigrew was once again nominated at the 2012 Singapore Elle Awards for Best Host.
In late 2012, Pettigrew received his first win as Best Entertainment Host for Cash Cab Asia and and a nomination for Sony Lifetstyle in the same category at the Asian Television Awards.
Pettigrew is currently hosting for Discovery Kids (Kids vs Film).
Linda Black was born in Harlingen, Texas to Bob and Linda Black. She began her modelling career in 1992 and was selected as one of ten finalists for the YM Magazine Cover Model Search. After finishing high school, she was referred to the Kim Dawson Agency.
In 1994, she won a part in a local TV commercial. This was the start of her TV career. Returning to America, she decided to try acting and in 2001 was cast in her first lead for an independent feature production, Numbers, by Franse productions. In 2004 she was offered a modeling contract in Singapore, where she relocated and began a career in television hosting.
