Rachel Mackley (born 9 November 1982) is an English broadcaster.
Mackley grew up in Yorkshire and read Fine Art at
Newcastle University.
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Following university, she worked in public relations in ]Edinburgh
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, before embarking on a journalism career in 2007 at Leeds Trinity and All Saints College with the help of an ITV bursary.[
After working for three years at ITV Anglia, Mackley moved to the BBC in 2011 on ]South East Today
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as the weather forecaster.
When the Aegon International tennis tournament returned to Eastbourne
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in East Sussex to celebrate its 40th anniversary, Mackley took part in a celebrity match on 17 June 2014.
Prior to the match, she was coached by Leon Smith and presented a short section on the tournament on South East Today.
Personal life
Mackley, her partner Oliver and their children live in London
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.[ On 19 February 2016 Mackley fainted live on air. Mackley is keen runner and took part in the Hampton Court Half Marathon 2017]
References
External links
*http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/2Zt0fVM6YH42zFxCtPBbn6V/presenters
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1982 births
Living people
Alumni of Newcastle University
Alumni of Leeds Trinity University
English meteorologists
BBC weather forecasters