Peterson graduated from the College of the Holy Cross and attended Georgetown University without finishing a degree program.

He became news director for AM radio station WNEB in his hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts before moving to CBS's Boston affiliate, WEEI.

Viewers also enjoyed Peterson's banter with sportscaster Glenn Brenner, who was the city's most popular broadcast journalist from 1977 until his death in 1992.

Brenner often ribbed Peterson for his lifelong support of the also-ran Boston Red Sox major league baseball team.

In early September 2013, Gordon Peterson announced that Inside Washington would cease production in late December 2013 after a continuous run of 25 years.