Simon King (meteorologist)
Simon King | |
|---|---|
| Born | Royston, Hertfordshire, England |
| Occupation | weather presenter |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Employer | BBC |
| Known for | BBC North West Tonight BBC Breakfast BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Television | BBC North West Tonight The One Show BBC Breakfast |
Simon King is an English meteorologist and Royal Air Force (RAF) officer, who currently presents on the BBC where he is the resident weather correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast.
After growing up in
Environmental Science of the Earth and Atmosphere and then an MSc in Applied Meteorology, both from the University of Reading.[2]
King joined the Met Office in July 2005 as a forecaster in the Mobile Met Unit, a specialist unit of forecasters who are also sponsored reserve officers in the RAF. After training with both organisations, he was posted as Flying Officer to RAF Benson. He was then posted to operations in Iraq.[2]
On his return, King was assigned to
Camp Bastion, Afghanistan
in 2010.
King's hobbies include
wakeboarding
.
References
- ^ "Simon's dream job as weatherman". The Royston Crow. 16 November 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ a b c "Simon King". BBC Weather. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
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