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Christopher Blanchett (born 1982) is an
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broadcast journalist. He works for the
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, presenting the weather forecast for ''
Reporting Scotland
''BBC Reporting Scotland'' is the BBC's national television news programme for Scotland, broadcast on BBC One Scotland from the BBC Pacific Quay, headquarters of BBC Scotland at Pacific Quay in Glasgow.
History
Although BBC Television was esta ...
''. He has also worked as an assistant producer for the national
BBC News Channel
BBC News (also known as the BBC News Channel) is a British free-to-air public broadcast television news channel for BBC News. It was launched as BBC News 24 on 9 November 1997 at 5:30 pm as part of the BBC's foray into digital domestic telev ...
.
Education
Blanchett attended the
Nottingham Trent University, graduating with a BA honours degree in human geography in 2004 and a master's degree in television journalism in 2005. He was tutored by Barnie Choudhury.
Broadcasting career
Blanchett started working for ''
BBC South Today
''BBC South Today'' is the BBC's regional television news service for the south of England, covering Hampshire, Isle of Wight, West Sussex, much of Dorset and parts of Berkshire, Surrey and Wiltshire.
Since 2000, an opt-out of the main progra ...
'' in
Southampton
Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...
as a broadcast journalist before moving to the national
BBC News Channel
BBC News (also known as the BBC News Channel) is a British free-to-air public broadcast television news channel for BBC News. It was launched as BBC News 24 on 9 November 1997 at 5:30 pm as part of the BBC's foray into digital domestic telev ...
in
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
to work as a producer for the
BBC Weather Centre
BBC Weather is the department of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) responsible for both the preparation and the broadcasting of weather forecasts.
On 6 February 2018, BBC Weather changed supplier from the government Met Office to M ...
. He then moved to
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
to present the BBC's ''Reporting Scotland'' weather forecasts alongside
Judith Ralston
Judith Ralston (née Tonner) is a Scottish weather presenter employed by BBC Scotland, and a former singer.
Early life and music career
Ralston trained as a musician and studied singing at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasg ...
,
Stav Danaos and
Cat Cubie
Cat Cubie (born 1981) is a Scottish television weather presenter who deputised when ''Reporting Scotland'' regular meteorologists were on maternity leave.
Cubie was born in Scotland to Heather and Andrew Cubie and grew up in Edinburgh, attending ...
.
In 2012, he met and presented alongside
Prince Charles, while the prince was on a visit to
BBC Pacific Quay. With assistance from Blanchett, the prince presented the weather segment. Charles also comically stated during his forecast, "Who the hell wrote this script?" as references were made to royal residences.
References
External links
ChristopherBlanchett (@BlanchettTweets)Twitter
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1982 births
English television presenters
Living people
BBC newsreaders and journalists
Alumni of Nottingham Trent University