| Laura Elizabeth Brown (née Tobin) | |
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| Born | 1981 (age 30–31) Northampton, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Ethnicity | White British |
| Education | Duston Upper School |
| Alma mater | Reading University |
| Occupation | Meteorologist |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Employer | Met Office, BBC |
| Known for | Weather forecaster |
| Spouse | Dean Brown |
| Parents | Carol (née Wilkinson) & Paul Tobin |
Laura Elizabeth Brown (née Tobin, and known professionally by that name) (born 1981 in Northampton), is an English broadcast meteorologist, working for the United Kingdom Met Office and the BBC, producing BBC Weather reports for BBC Television and BBC Online.[1]
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Tobin was born and raised in Northampton with her twin brother Mark. She attended Duston Upper School, gaining A-Levels in Mathematics, Physics and Art, and then studied Physics and Meteorology at Reading University.[1]
On graduation from University in 2003, she joined the Met Office. On completing her training, she was assigned in October 2004 to the Cardiff Weather Centre, where she gained experience of broadcasting on BBC Radio Wales. In 2005, Tobin moved to RAF Brize Norton, providing aeronautical meteorology reports and briefings to Royal Air Force transport crews, and to the media of the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS).[1]
Tobin joined the team of BBC Weather Centre forecasters at the end of 2007, eventually regularly appearing on BBC News Channel, BBC World News Channel, BBC Radio 5 Live, and the on-demand interactive services of BBC Red Button found on digital terrestrial (DVB-T) and digital satellite (DVB-S) TV. She also regularly presented the weather for the BBC News at One on BBC One.[1]
Tobin married Dean Brown on 13 August 2010 in Bray-on-Thames, England.
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