Bob Crampton is a British former journalist and TV presenter.

Early life and career

Crampton was born in

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

. His father was the country's first radio DJ to introduce piano music. At the age of 11, Crampton wanted to become a rugby player. He was educated at Sutton High School in

Plymouth Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west. Plymouth ...

. After leaving Sutton High School, he was employed by a small weekly newspaper in

North Devon North Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. North Devon Council is based in Barnstaple. Other towns and villages in the North Devon District include Braunton, Fremington, Ilfracombe, Instow, South Molton, Lynton and Lynmouth ...

for a four-year apprenticeship as a reporter. In 1983, Crampton moved to

ITV Wales & West ITV Wales and West, previously known as Harlech Television (HTV), was an ITV franchise area in the United Kingdom until 31 December 2013, licensed to a broadcaster by the regulator Ofcom. There is no channel, past or present, named "ITV Wales ...

and became a news presenter and reporter. In 2008 he was appointed the weather presenter for ''

The West Tonight ''The West Tonight'' was a regional news programme for the West of England, produced by ITV West. History The launch of Harlech Television in May 1968 led to the launch of a full half-hour evening news programme, ''Report'', broadcast to South W ...

''. On 16 February 2009 the ''

ITV News West Country ''ITV News West Country'' is a British television news service broadcast and produced by ITV West Country. Overview ''ITV News West Country'' is broadcast from studios in Brislington, Bristol, with district reporters and camera crews based in ...

'' launched, following the merger of ''The West Tonight'' with ''

Westcountry Live ''Westcountry Live'' was the flagship regional news programme of ITV Westcountry, serving South West England. History The programme was first broadcast on Monday 4 January 1993 - four days after Westcountry Television took over the ITV regional f ...

'', Crampton was retained alongside

Alex Beresford Alexander Isaac Beresford (born 17 October 1980) is an English weather presenter employed by ITV.

. After 41 years at ITV, he retired on 29 June 2018. Weather Presenter Bob Crampton retires after four decades at ITV

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, 29 June 2018

References

External links

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