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'''Alexander Isaac Beresford''' (born 1980) is an [[England|English]] television presenter and weather forecaster, currently employed by [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] and [[Channel 4]]. |
'''Alexander Isaac Beresford''' (born 28 November 1980) is an [[England|English]] television presenter and weather forecaster, currently employed by [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] and [[Channel 4]]. |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = [[English people|English]] television presenter |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1980 |
| DATE OF BIRTH = 28 November 1980 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Bristol, England |
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Revision as of 17:33, 16 February 2015
Alex Beresford | |
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| Born | Alexander Isaac Beresford 28 November 1980 (age Expression error: Unrecognized word "november".–Expression error: Unrecognized word "november".)Expression error: Unrecognized word "november". |
| Occupation | Presenter |
| Employer(s) | ITV Channel 4 |
| Notable credit(s) | Daybreak ITV Weather The World's Weirdest Weather Britain's Most Extreme Weather Good Morning Britain |
Alexander Isaac Beresford (born 28 November 1980) is an English television presenter and weather forecaster, currently employed by ITV and Channel 4.
Early life
He was born in Bristol, England.[1]
Career
Beresford primarily works for ITV West Country based in Bristol, originally as an autocue operative in August 2004, but later retrained as a weather presenter.[2]
He also presents for the national ITV Weather since 26 November 2007.
He was set to join the ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak as their weather presenter on a permanent basis, this after he made a guest appearance, presenting on 16 March 2012, however he quit for personal reasons, but still continued to present on a stand-in basis for Laura Tobin.[3] Daybreak was axed on 25 April 2014, it was replaced by a new show, Good Morning Britain where Beresford will provide cover for Tobin again.
Beginning on 30 April 2013, Alex presented a three-part series for Channel 4 called The World's Weirdest Weather.[4] The following year, he hosted four-part Channel 4 series Britain's Most Extreme Weather which began airing on 28 April 2014.
Other projects
Beresford runs a Diversity School Tour Project where he visits inner city schools to talk about media careers. He was also chosen for the national role model programme for young black men by Hazel Blears.[5] He donated a toy truck to the Evening Post Christmas Toy Appeal.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–09 | The West Tonight | Weather Presenter | |
| 2007– | ITV Weather | Weather Presenter | |
| 2009– | ITV News West Country | Weather Presenter | |
| 2012–14 | Daybreak | Weather Presenter | Stand-in presenter |
| 2013 | The World's Weirdest Weather | Presenter | 1 series, 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Britain's Most Extreme Weather | Presenter | 1 series, 4 episodes |
| 2014– | Good Morning Britain | Weather Presenter | Stand-in presenter |
References
- ^ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records?firstname=alexander&lastname=beresford&yearofbirth=1980&yearofbirth_offset=0&keywordsplace=bristol
- ^ Meet the team ITV West Country (East), itv.com, 4 March 2012
- ^ Daybreak weatherman Alex Beresford quits job before he's even started Nicola Methven, The Mirror, 16 May 2012
- ^ The Worlds Weirdest Weather Channel 4
- ^ Bristol weatherman chosen as black role model, Evening Post, 7 December 2008
- ^ Bristol weatherman donates to Christmas Toy Appeal Evening Post, 15 December 2008
External links
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