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University of Birmingham. University of Salford.
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John Hammond
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He can be seen presenting weather forecasts on the British Broadcasting Corporation News channel, British Broadcasting Corporation Red Button and British Broadcasting Corporation World News. He is the main weather presenter on British Broadcasting Corporation News at One and also forecasts on the British Broadcasting Corporation News at Ten, Countryfile and British Broadcasting Corporation News at Six, At the weekend he also appears on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 5 Live. Hammond was born in Bosham, West Sussex, the son of a farmer.
After taking an interest in the weather from the age of four, he studied geography at the University of Salford, followed by meteorology at the University of Birmingham.
After a brief spell at the Met Office headquarters in Bracknell, Berkshire, Hammond started forecasting in February 1991, working at regional weather centres in Nottingham, Bristol and Plymouth. This involved a variety of forecasting work for aviation, local industry, and some local radio too.
He spent around seven years presenting the weather at Independent Television until joining the British Broadcasting Corporation Weather Centre in the spring of 2003. He appeared on the British Broadcasting Corporation quiz show Celebrity Mastermind in 2012.
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