Rachel Mackley
| Rachel Mackley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982 [1] |
| Occupation | weather forecaster |
| Children | 1 |
Rachel Mackley is a British broadcaster. Since 2011 she has been the main weather forecaster on the BBC's South East Today news programme.
Mackley grew up in Yorkshire and began a degree studying fine art at Newcastle University.[2] But her plans were abruptly put on hold when she found out she was pregnant when she was 20.[1]
She moved back to Leeds to live with her parents and also took a year out of university to give birth to her son.[1]
After finishing university, she took a job in public relations in Edinburgh, before embarking on a journalism career in 2007 at Leeds Trinity and All Saints College with the help of an ITV bursary.[1]
She started an internship at ITV Yorkshire. While working there she had a chance encounter, which led to a job at as a newsroom journalist.[1] Mackley said: "I was sat next to a chap who I thought was in admin and I was being nice and making small talk. It turned out he was the head of news at ITV Anglia."[1]
He informed Mackley of a job opening at the Norwich office of ITV Anglia.[1][3]
In 2011, a job became available in Kent on South East Today as the weather forecaster. But she soon made the national headlines after a viewer complaint. The Aegon International tennis tournament returned to Eastbourne in East Sussex in 2014 to celebrate its 40th anniversary. Mackley took part in a celebrity match on 17 June 2014. Prior to the match, she had some tennis coaching by Leon Smith and she also presented a short section on the tournament on South East Today.[4]
Personal life
Mackley and her son now live in Tunbridge Wells.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Daniels, Chrissie (9 November 2012). "BBC weathergirl Rachel Mackley opens up about life in Kent_1_1687207". kentnews.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "South East Today". bbc.co.uk. 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Current Buns - Rachel Mackley: ITV Anglia". geocities.com. 2009. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ↑ "Aegon International tennis tournament marks 40th anniversary". bbc.com. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.