pˈɑːɾɚ bɪɡˈæn hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ æz ɐ ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ ɐnˈaʊnsɚɹ æt sˌiːkˌeɪdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛs slˈæʃ sˌiːˌɛfˌɛmkˈeɪ ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z ˈæftɚ ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ fɹʌm lˈɔɪəlˌɪst kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn bˈɛlvɪl, ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ fɹʌmðə bɹˈɔːdkæst dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪzəm pɹˈoʊɡɹæm.
Potter began his career as a radio announcer at CKWS/CFMK radio in the late 1970s after graduating from Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario from the Broadcast Journalism program.