Jay Wynne
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Jay Wynne (born c.1968) is a former BBC Weather forecaster, appearing mainly on BBC News 24, BBC Radio 4, BBC World and BBC One.
He was a main weather presenter on the BBC Ten O'Clock News, and occasionally the BBC Six O'Clock News and the BBC One O'Clock News.
Early life
Jay was born in London to American parents and educated at Ardingly College, West Sussex. He studied Civil Engineering[1] at Heriot-Watt University. Two years into his course he left, and worked as a technician for three years on offshore oil rigs in the North Sea. He went back to university and graduated in 1996 in Environmental Geography[2] from the University of Aberdeen. He worked as an English teacher in 1997 in Fukuoka, Japan.
He graduated from Reading University with a MSc in Applied Meteorology[3] in 1999.
Career
In 1999 he joined the Met Office undertaking a 14-month training programme, including a spell at RAF Northolt for six months. He joined the BBC Weather team in October 2000 - initially to present on BBC World and BBC Radio 4.
References
- ^ "School of the Built Environment". Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ School of Geosciences
- ^ University of Reading