Fred Talbot

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Fred Talbot (born December 17, 1949 in Edinburgh) is a television presenter and meteorologist, well-known for his weather forecasts for the British TV show, This Morning on ITV1. He should not be confused with the former Major League baseball pitcher of the same name.

Contents 1 Early Work 2 This Morning 3 Current Work 4 References 5 See also

[edit] Early Work

Talbot was a founding member of the Altrincham and District Astronomical Society in 1964, and remains involved today. He co-discovered a meteor shower - the [June Lyrids] -[1] in June of 1966.^[1] He taught biology at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, and also recorded a weekly astronomy programme for radio. This work later extended into TV, where he presented reports on Granada Reports, a local news programme in the north-west of England. ITV Granada later commissioned Talbot to appear in a general educational science programme for children called The Final Frontier. He remained a regular reporter for Granada Reports and then got a job as a TV weatherman for ITV1's This Morning.

[edit] This Morning

Until production of This Morning was moved from the buildings at the Albert Dock, Liverpool to London, Talbot presented weather reports from a large floating map of the UK and Ireland, which was located in the dock. He was forced to jump across a gap to get to the map of Ireland; crowds often gathered to watch his leap. Unfortunately, he twice slipped and fell into the water. One occasion involved a diver who swam near the map to distract Talbot.

[edit] Current Work

Talbot currently presents series of regional interest for ITV Granada, and occasional reports for Granada Reports.

Fred also regularly appears on CITV's Prove It!.

[edit] References

1. ^ Comets and Meteor Showers

[edit] See also

• Photograph of Fred on his floating weather map