Kaddy Lee-Preston
| Kaddy Lee-Preston | |
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| Born | 1978 (age 45–46) Yorkshire |
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| 🌐 Website | http://www.kaddy.tv |
Kathryn "Kaddy" Lee-Preston (born 1978), is a British meteorologist and broadcaster.
Born in Yorkshire, "Kaddy" was a nickname she gained while growing up in Saudi Arabia [1] She was educated at Bradfield College and Reading University
She trained as a meteorologist at the Met Office, spending time as a forecaster for various gas & electricity companies and football teams. She was also a weather forecaster for war zones for Harrier planes at RAF Cottesmore.[2]
She joined BBC South East in September 2001, as part of the launch team for South East Today, describing herself as a "weather bird".[3] Aside from weather presenting, Lee-Preston also presented the regional current affairs series Inside Out.[4] In early 2007 she won the Royal Television Society Best Regional Personality award for the South.[5]
After a cut in BBC regional funding, which resulted in her being dropped from Inside Out and replaced by newsreader Natalie Graham,[6] she left BBC South East on 30 March 2012.[7] In part replaced by Tomasz Schafernaker, since 19 September 2012 she has worked with the network on a freelance basis.[8]
She gave birth to her first child, a daughter, on 9 December 2014.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Q and A with Kaddy Lee-Preston". tvnewsroom.org.
- ↑ "About Kaddy". kaddyblog.com.
- ↑ "I didn't actually start out as a weather bird" Kaddy Lee-Preston
- ↑ "BBC Inside Out - South East: Presenter profile Kaddy Lee-Preston".
- ↑ "Southern Centre Programme Awards 2006/7". Royal Television Society.
- ↑ http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/kaddy_lee_preston_why_i_quit_the_bbc_1_1360406
- ↑ "Popular weathergirl Kaddy Lee-Preston leaves South East Today". www.kentnews.co.uk.
- ↑ "About Kaddy". kaddyblog.com.
- ↑ http://www.kentlive.news/tv-weather-girl-kaddy-lee-preston-gives-birth/story-25700979-detail/story.html
External links[edit]
- Official Website Kaddy TV
- Q & A TV Newsroom
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