Isobel Lang

Isobel Dinah Lang (born 1971 in Lincoln) is a weather presenter for Sky News.

Early life

She grew up in West Sussex and Hertfordshire. Lang graduated with a BSc degree in [http://www.secam.ex.ac.uk/?nav=621 Maths] in 1991 from the University of Exeter, before joining the Met Office in 1991 where she prepared forecasts for the press, and presented the weather on local radio.

Broadcasting

She joined the BBC in 1995, becoming one of the better known faces of BBC Weather, in part due to her distinctive red hair. She appeared across all of the BBC's TV and Radio news outlets, including regular primetime forecasts on BBC One and appearances on BBC World and BBC News 24.

Isobel left the BBC Weather Centre in August 2006 and joined Sky News in September 2006.

Personal life

She married Christopher Clarke in September 1997 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. She had a [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/10_october/10/isobel_lang.shtml son] in September 2002 and a daughter in January 2004. They live in south west London.

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0485776 IMDb]
* [http://www.skypressoffice.co.uk/SkyNews/AboutUs/biography.asp?id=147 Profile on Sky News] . URL accessed 11 December, 2006
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/bbcweather/forecasters/isobellang_faq.shtml Isobel Lang profile] on [http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ BBC Weather] . URL accessed 13 June, 2006

Video clips

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHxQkLBT4QQ Mystery head]