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John Kettley
John Graham Kettley (born 11 July 1952 in Halifax, West Yorkshire) is a British freelance weather forecaster.
Kettley's father, Harold, lived at 75 Hollins Road in Walsden, the son of Fred Kettley, and was a trumpet player in brass bands, playing with the band of the 10th Battalion Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Kettley's mother was Marion Greenwood; she gave birth to Kettley at Halifax General Hospital, and they lived at 35 Commercial Street.
He was educated at Todmorden Grammar School, gaining English Language, Art, Maths, Physics, and Chemistry O-levels in 1968. A geography teacher at his school sparked his interest in weather forecasting. He started Geography A-level, but never took the exam. In 1970, he gained A-levels in Maths and Physics.
His sister Susan was born on 6 June 1955 and went to the grammar school, where she threw the discus, acquiring 3 O-levels.
He played cricket for Burnley and Todmorden. By 1967, he played cricket for the local second XI team, mainly as a bowler.
He worked at the meteorological office at Manchester Airport for two years from 1970 before studying applied health and social care at what is now Coventry University, where he met his wife. He spent four years researching meteorology. He trained for a year in weather presentation at the Met Office College, Shinfield, near Reading.
His parents later moved to Smithy Bridge.
From 1980, he worked at the Nottingham Weather Centre, presenting his first forecast for Radio Lincolnshire, then further forecasts for the BBC's Midlands Today (in the Nottingham news opt-out, starting 28 May 1980) and Central Television. In 1985, he became a national forecaster on the BBC. On Thursday 18 April 1991 he launched the first international weather forecast on the new BBC World Service Television.
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John Kettley
John Graham Kettley (born 11 July 1952 in Halifax, West Yorkshire) is a British freelance weather forecaster.
Kettley's father, Harold, lived at 75 Hollins Road in Walsden, the son of Fred Kettley, and was a trumpet player in brass bands, playing with the band of the 10th Battalion Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Kettley's mother was Marion Greenwood; she gave birth to Kettley at Halifax General Hospital, and they lived at 35 Commercial Street.
He was educated at Todmorden Grammar School, gaining English Language, Art, Maths, Physics, and Chemistry O-levels in 1968. A geography teacher at his school sparked his interest in weather forecasting. He started Geography A-level, but never took the exam. In 1970, he gained A-levels in Maths and Physics.
His sister Susan was born on 6 June 1955 and went to the grammar school, where she threw the discus, acquiring 3 O-levels.
He played cricket for Burnley and Todmorden. By 1967, he played cricket for the local second XI team, mainly as a bowler.
He worked at the meteorological office at Manchester Airport for two years from 1970 before studying applied health and social care at what is now Coventry University, where he met his wife. He spent four years researching meteorology. He trained for a year in weather presentation at the Met Office College, Shinfield, near Reading.
His parents later moved to Smithy Bridge.
From 1980, he worked at the Nottingham Weather Centre, presenting his first forecast for Radio Lincolnshire, then further forecasts for the BBC's Midlands Today (in the Nottingham news opt-out, starting 28 May 1980) and Central Television. In 1985, he became a national forecaster on the BBC. On Thursday 18 April 1991 he launched the first international weather forecast on the new BBC World Service Television.