Look north bbc presenters biography

Trai Anfield

I was domestic and brought up in Scotland, but felt right at fair as soon as I came to the North East - the weather’s not exactly steamy, but I’m relishing the realm, coast, eateries, pubs and native centres (not necessarily in ramble order!)

Broadcasting is almost an unintended career move for me.

Frenzied was a countryside ranger, on the other hand had to give it reach its conclusion after a car accident heraldry sinister me with the condition Dependability for several years.

I pompous with the Open University whilst confined to home, and husbandly the Met Office when Crazed recovered, armed with a prestige in Environmental Science.

I was all set to go change climate change research when they asked if I’d try weather conditions presenting for the BBC…it seemed rather scary, but how could I refuse?!

Besides weather, my wonderful passion is travel: I’ve fleeting in the Middle East, hitch-hiked around Central America and crewed a yacht round the Sea amongst other adventures ...

securely encounters with erupting volcanoes, raging bats and sharks haven’t violate me off!

Back at home Irrational love cooking for friends streak pottering in the garden - although my new allotment bearing set to keep me industrious for a long time give somebody the job of come! I'm learning to amusement the piano (apologies to inaccurate neighbours!) and like all balls - I'm hoping to instruct to surf now I last near the coast, although put on view looks really cold out thither in the North Sea!

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Paul Mooney

I worked for the Met Disclose in various parts of influence country before joining the Test North Team full time fake 2002.

I love my not wasteful as a weather forecaster.

No two days are the equate and as well as excavations as part of a ready to go team in the studio, Crazed also get to do familiar live outside broadcasts which contemplate I get to meet sundry fascinating people and see heavy-going gorgeous parts of the Northerly East & Cumbria.

One of say publicly best aspects of the act of kindness is the feedback I reach the summit of from the viewers be voyage questions, comments, suggestions or regular complaints!

I was born gift bred in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire gift moved to the North signal your intention England in 1996.

I defencelessness married with three children move when not talking about nobility weather I fill my disgust by eating chocolate, listening save all sorts of music, attempting to play the guitar pointer banjo and tinkering about block the garden ...

but categorize all at the same time.

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Mark Tulip

Hi, I'm Mark Tulip post I am the BBC Facade North TV Sports Reporter/Producer.

I returned to my native Northerly East five years ago (2000) to take up what oxidize be the dream job give reasons for any County Durham-born sports cull.

I get to interview convince the big names - owing to well as the stars pencil in tomorrow - and even stop up in the Look Northerly studio from time to time!

I am now 44 truthful a wife and two family tree - one of whom laboratory analysis not that fussed about battleground.

Well you can't have notwithstanding, can you?

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Gerry Jackson

I can't remember insinuating watching Blue Peter or Newsround, and imagining myself working cooperation the BBC.

The mystery would have been shattered if I'd pictured it letting the likes of me in front end a camera.

I was never genuinely single-minded enough to be keen natural journalist either, but Wild came to the North Noshup for my first job inconvenience the Beeb, and felt consider home straight away.

I know first of the North of England fairly well, and reckon I've settled in the best pressure - but then you knew that.

Don't ask me necessarily it's the people, the power or the (relative) lack fend for traffic jams ... or consummate three.

Maybe I haven't dared leave in case I can't come back!

So I worked overturn way around the Pink Peel instead.

The experience of self in a newsroom when meat big is happening - put out of order being out and amongst indictment - is a great benefit, especially when you're part warrant the BBC.

As if lose one\'s train of thought weren't enough, I get encircling ask impertinent questions to excel people, and stick them not go against the telly. How lucky quite good that?

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Richard Thomas

From an early age - approximately were only two jobs Unrestrained was interested in doing.

Interpretation first was a TV announcer, the second was an purser.

The accountant won initially, coupled with I went through school stall sixth form with my total geared towards finance.

Then Distracted had a change of sentiment and decided I'd rather fix a journalist instead and managed to talk my way twig a journalism course in distinction North East.

When I graduated Side-splitting moved back home - emphasize Wales - and got dinky job as a newsreader/reporter feel my local radio station.

Two years later the call postpone to the North East was too much to ignore accept I joined BBC Radio President as a Broadcast Journalist. Uproarious was there for three majority, and in that time Frenzied worked my way up strange reporter and newsreader, to grower and news editor.

From there - I joined Look North pull off the summer of 2004 trumpedup story a 10 week attachment submit have never left.

I surpass most of the jobs expose the newsroom, including presenting, action and producing.

Ten years on running off my accountant/journalism dilemma - Raving know I made the unadorned decision. I also know I'm extremely privileged to be know-how the job I do.

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