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.
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[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 Great Britain 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. One occasion involved a diver who swam near the map to distract Talbot, and in a memorable incident, a streaker once swam naked up to the map and jumped on.
[edit] Current Work
Talbot currently presents series of regional interest for ITV Granada, and occasional reports for Granada Reports.
Talbot also presented a programme, aired in early 2006 on ITV called "Locks and Quays" - exploring the NW UK canal system.
Fred also regularly appears on CITV's Prove It!.
To celebrate the 100th anniverary of the guidebook writer Alfred Wainwright's birth in 1907, Fred undertook a series of walks - one from each of the seven Wainwright guidebooks to the Lakeland fells which is being shown on ITV Granada during the Summer of 2007 in the series 'Wainwright Country'.
[edit] Awards
Fred was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science by Manchester Metropolitan University on July 20, 2007 in recognition of bringing to a mass audience, through his media work, a better understanding of scientific and environmental issues in a way that is educational, interesting and entertaining.
[edit] External links
- Fred Talbot at the Internet Movie Database
- ITV Granada streaming programmes including Wainwright Country[2]
- Honorary awards from Manchester Metropolitan University[3]
[edit] References
[edit] See also
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