Fred Talbot
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'''Fred Talbot''' (born [[December 17]], [[1949]] in [[Edinburgh]]) is a [[television presenter]] and [[meteorologist]], well-known for his [[weather forecast]]s for the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[TV show]], ''[[This Morning (TV series)|This Morning]]'' on [[ITV]].
==Early work==
While a pupil at [[North Cestrian Grammar School]] in 1964 Talbot was a founding member of the [[Altrincham]] and District [[Astronomy|Astronomical]] Society, and remains involved today. He co-discovered a [[meteor shower]] - the (June Lyrids) - in June 1966.
He taught [[biology]] at [[Altrincham Grammar School for Boys]] and also recorded a weekly astronomy programme for radio. This work later extended into TV, where he presented reports on ''[[Granada Reports]]'', a local news programme in the north-west of England. [[Granada Television]] later commissioned Talbot to appear in a general [[educational]] [[science]] programme for children called ''The Final Frontier''. He remained a regular reporter for ''Granada Reports'' and then got a job as a TV weatherman for the ITV networks ''This Morning''.
==''This Morning''==
Until production of ''This Morning'' was moved from the buildings at the [[Albert Dock]], [[Liverpool]] to [[London]], Talbot presented weather reports from a large floating [[map]] of [[Great Britain]] and [[Ireland]], which was located in the dock. He was forced to jump across a gap to get to the map of Ireland; [[crowd]]s often gathered to watch his leap. One occasion involved a diver who swam near the map to distract Talbot, and in a memorable incident, a streaker once swam naked up to the map and jumped on.
==Current work==
Talbot currently presents [[TV series|series]] of regional interest for ITV Granada, and occasional reports for ''Granada Reports''. He also also regularly appears on [[CITV]]'s ''[[Prove It!]]''.
In early 2006 Talbot presented a programme for Granada TV called ''Locks and Quays'' which explored the canal system of north-west England.<ref name="bfi">{{cite web
| url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/42061
| title=Locks & Quays
| publisher=British Film Institute
| accessdate=2008-07-09
}}</ref> This was followed by a second series in 2007.<ref name="bfi" />
To celebrate the centenary in 1907 of [[Alfred Wainwright]], the writer of the ''[[Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells]]'' guidebooks, Talbot undertook a series of walks - one from each of the seven guidebooks. These were shown on ITV Granada during the Summer of 2007 in the series ''Wainwright Country''.
==Awards==
In 2007 Talbot was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science by Manchester Metropolitan University in recognition of bringing to a mass audience, through his media work, a better understanding of scientific and environmental issues in a way that is educational, interesting and entertaining.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.sci-eng.mmu.ac.uk/news_and_events/news_view.asp?news_id=673&newso=yes
| title=Fred's big day: Green Guide presenter honoured
| publisher=Manchester Metropolitan University
| accessdate=2008-06-21
}}</ref>
==References==
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==See also==
*[http://www.merseyworld.com/albert/granada/media/fred.jpg Photograph of Fred on his floating weather map]
==External links==
*{{imdb|1816647|Fred Talbot}}
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[[Category:Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University]]
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[[Category:Weather presenters]]
[[Category:People from Edinburgh]]
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