Matt Taylor (meteorologist)
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Matt Taylor | |
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Born | Matthew John Taylor 3 June 1976 |
Nationality | British |
Education | BSc (Hons) Cardiff University Open University |
Occupation | Meteorologist |
Employer | BBC |
Television | BBC Weather |
Matthew John Taylor (born 3 June 1976) is an English meteorologist and BBC Weather presenter.
Early life
Originally from Blackburn, Lancashire, Taylor was raised in Glasgow. Taylor has a degree in City and Regional Planning from Cardiff University where he studied before working for a local council in Lincolnshire. In the next couple of years, Taylor took physics and mathematics courses through the Open University in order to improve his chances of gaining a place on the weather-forecasting programme at the Met Office College.
Broadcasting career
Having worked as a Met Office meteorologist since 1998, Matt joined the BBC Weather team[1] in 2004, originally working at the Cardiff weather centre. He now broadcasts across a range of BBC outlets, including BBC One, BBC News, BBC World News, Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio 4 and 5 Live. He is a regular weather forecaster on BBC Breakfast,[2][3] mainly at the weekends and often forecasts for Radio 4's Today.[4]
References
- ^ Heart stopping moment for BBC weatherman
- ^ "BBC News: Matt Taylor hits back at BBC Breakfast host 'I'm OFF'". 21 December 2018.
- ^ "BBC Breakfast is on Facebook". Facebook. 18 February 2016.
- ^ Robb, Shawn. "Selectors". www.weather-photo.org. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
External links
- Matt Taylor at IMDb
- Matt Taylor profile BBC Weather