Ian McCaskill
Ian McCaskill | |
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Queen's Park Secondary | |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Occupation | Meteorologist |
Spouses | Lesley Charlesworth
(m. 1959; died 1992)Pat Cromack (m. 1998) |
Ian McCaskill (born John Robertson McCaskill;[1] 28 July 1938 – 10 December 2016) was a Scottish weather forecaster who frequently appeared on the BBC.
Early life
McCaskill attended
Career
McCaskill joined the
In 1978, McCaskill began working at the
McCaskill was known for his soft-spoken demeanor,[1] and his presentation style was widely imitated, including by the satirical comedy show Spitting Image and by impersonator Rory Bremner.[3] He was one of the weathermen mentioned on the novelty song "John Kettley Is a Weatherman".[3]
McCaskill worked as a
In 2006, he co-wrote the book Frozen in Time, about Britain's worst ever winters, with Paul Hudson.[4][5]
Personal life and death
McCaskill lived at Seer Green, near Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire.[6] He had two daughters with his first wife Lesley Charlesworth, to whom he was married from 1959 until her death from breast cancer in 1992. In 1998, he married Pat Cromack, becoming stepfather to her two sons.[citation needed]
McCaskill was a fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society. In May 2000, he opened the first phase of the £1.2 million 11-hectare (27-acre) Lower Leas Coastal Park in Folkestone.[7]
McCaskill was diagnosed with dementia in 2011 and died, in a nursing home in Leeds, on 10 December 2016, aged 78.[1][8][9]
Books
- McCaskill, Ian; ISBN 9781905080090
- McCaskill, Ian; ISBN 9781905080984
References
- ^ a b c The Guardian. "Ian McCaskill obituary". 12 December 2016. Retrieved on 12 December 2016.
- ^ Ian McCaskill obituary The Guardian, 12 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d BBC. "BBC - Weather - Ian McCaskill" Archived 15 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine. 26 March 2010. Retrieved on 11 May 2013.
- ^ The Scarborough News. "Colder winters could be norm". 25 November 2011. Retrieved on 11 May 2013.
- ISBN 9781905080090.
- ^ Buckinghamshire Examiner Friday 14 January 1994, page 10
- ISBN 1859832962.
- ^ BBC News. Weatherman Ian McCaskill dies, aged 78 12 December 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "BREAKING: Former BBC weatherman Ian McCaskill dies aged 78". 12 December 2016.