Louise Lear
Louise Lear (born as Tracy Louise Barden in 1967) is a British television journalist who works as a presenter for BBC Weather. She has appeared on BBC News, BBC World News, BBC Red Button and BBC Radio. She is also a regular forecaster on the BBC News at Six and was previously a weekend presenter on BBC Breakfast.
Louise Lear | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1967 (age 53) Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Spouse(s) | Ian Lear |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Middlesex University (BA) |
Early life and education
Lear was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. She graduated from Middlesex University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and Drama, where she studied the clarinet and piano.[1]
Career
After a period as a researcher for Children's BBC, she took the job of sports presenter for an independent radio production company, covering amongst other events the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.
Lear began her career as a weather presenter at Central Television in 1992 and then spent two years at LBC in London. She joined the UK Weather Channel at its launch in 1996 and took up her most recent post at the BBC in April 1998.
Lear has presented other BBC programmes, including Trading Up on BBC One. Lear was chosen to undertake the role as she and her husband have renovated four houses in London, including a cottage where they lived with their two young children.[2] She has presented the weather forecast on the BBC One programme Countryfile. She memorably giggled through a BBC weather forecast in 2016.[3]
Personal life
Lear is married to Ian Lear and has two children. They live in St Albans, Hertfordshire.
References
- "Louise Lear". BBC Weather. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- Profile - Louise Lear Archived 12 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- "When presenters can't stop giggling". BBC News. 4 August 2016.
External links
- Louise Lear at IMDb