 For 16 years until his final bulletin in November 2008 when he left to join Melbourne radio station 3AW full-time, Walter was a news presenter in regional Victoria for WIN Television (a former affiliate of the Nine Network).He has also hosted nightly televised Keno lottery draws and having presented the weather on "Nine News" in Melbourne earlier in his career, returned for a few weeks in December 2008/January 2009 to fill in for Livinia Nixon.On 10 November 2008, Walter began hosting "Afternoons" on 3AW (693 AM) Melbourne, replacing Ernie Sigley who retired.