Snodden is the son of Irene and Jackie Snodden (c1929-2014).[2] Snodden met his future wife at the University of Ulster in Coleraine in 2000 and proposed on the London Eye in 2006.[3][4] He is married to Julia Snodden and together they have two daughters. He plays hockey for his hometown, Bangor and enjoys playing football and golf. He is also an ambassador for The Unite Against Hate Campaign, The Prince's Trust and Action Cancer. In 2012, he carried the Olympic torch for the 2012 Olympics.

rom 1999 until 2011 Pete was involved with Cool FM's specialist music output and hosted various dance music programmes. Snodden began hosting The Pete Snodden Breakfast Show on Cool FM in 2004. The show ran until 2 November 2012, ending as Snodden wanted to spend mornings with his daughter and the fact he needed a new challenge as his show had set numerous records while it was on air. Snodden hosted Snodden Show on Cool FM which is in the afternoons from 1pm to 4pm while the Breakfast Show was hosted by Gareth Stewart and Connor Phillips. Snodden returned to the Breakfast Show in 2014 after the departure of Connor Phillips. Snodden hosts the show from 6am to 10am along with Paulo Ross and Rebecca McKinney.[5] The show is now called Pete Snodden in the Morning.