- Steff Gaulter
Steff Gaulter (born 1976 in
Sway ,Hampshire ) is a weather forecaster forAl Jazeera English .Gaulter won a place at
University of Cambridge in 1994 where she was awarded an MA inPhysics , gaining the University's top marks for the final year presentation project. While studying, she also broadcast on hospital radio, which forged her interest in weather broadcasting.On graduation she taught
GCSE and A-Level Physics and Math - spending one summer teaching inUganda . She then became a trainer of Scientific Instruments at seminars and workshops throughout the UK, specialising inEllipsometry - a non-destructive form of surface analysis.In 1999 she joined the
Met Office , qualifying as a fully trained forecaster, becoming the first person to be awarded a distinction in her final forecasting exam. While at the Met Office she worked at BBC Bristol [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/weather/2001/world/newzealand/nznorth.shtml BBC Online - Bristol - Weather feature ] ] , presenting on regional radio coveringSwindon Sound ,Wiltshire Sound , and Somerset Sound; and on television onPoints West and a week onBBC South . She also used to host a weather slot on Monday and Friday for a friend atBath FM .Gaulter joined
Sky News as a weather forecaster in November 2002, particularly enjoying external broadcasts from theCheltenham Festival , the FA Cup Final fromCardiff and from theGlastonbury Festival .Gaulter was subsequently recruited by Al Jazeera and has been presenting the weather on Al Jazeera English since the channel's launch in November 2006.
Personal life
Gaulter enjoys music, playing the
viola , but also has a keen interest in live bands. Steff's other interest is travel, particularly to less popular destinations includingLatvia ,Kenya andRussia . She has one sister, Vicky, and an older brother, Mark.References
External links
* [http://www.steffgaulter.com/ Official website]
* [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/EE7AC069-F36C-4E92-A16D-29A3D6568522.htm Short bio] at Al Jazeera English (page contains other bios as well)
* [http://www.tvnewsroom.co.uk/qanda/qasteffgaulter.php TV Newsroom Q&A]
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