Storm Huntley
Storm Huntley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 February 1987 |
| Education | Bishopbriggs High School |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow (MA) London College of Communication (PGDip) |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Known for | STV Glasgow (weather / The Riverside Show) CBeebies (Down on the Farm) Channel 5 (The Wright Stuff / Jeremy Vine / Storm Huntley) |
| Spouse | Kerr Okan (m. 2021) |
| Children | 1 |
Storm Huntley (born 24 February 1987)[1] is a British television presenter.
Early life and education
[edit]Huntley's first name was chosen from a combination of her mother reading a novel where the lead had this name (A Sparrow Falls by Wilbur Smith) and an electrical storm outside on the day she was born.[2] Her grandmother refused to use this name for some time.[3]
As a toddler, she accidentally poured a kettle of boiling water over herself, causing permanent scarring to her arm, shoulder and neck; she chooses clothing to conceal the scars.[3]
Raised in Bishopbriggs in the northern part of Greater Glasgow, she attended Bishopbriggs High School[4] before taking a degree in politics and economics from the University of Glasgow in 2008.[3] She became involved in the university station's Subcity Radio as well as hospital radio,[2][5] spent time in London with a local community radio company (OnFM)[4] and took a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism from the London College of Communication.[2]
Television career
[edit]After a period of unpaid work experience,[5] she found work as a researcher with BBC Scotland, became increasingly interested in weather reporting and took a short meteorology course with the Open University.[2][3][4]
In June 2014 Huntley joined STV's new local STV Glasgow channel,[2] presenting weather forecasts and features on its evening daily Riverside Show.[4]
Current work
[edit]Since 2015, Huntley has been involved in three shows on British terrestrial television - the seasonal CBeebies show Down on the Farm and The Wright Stuff and its replacement Jeremy Vine.[5] Down on the Farm was nominated for a BAFTA Scotland Award in 2016.[6]
On Channel 5's daily live morning phone-in debate programme The Wright Stuff and its 2018 replacement Jeremy Vine, she is a co-host, screening and introducing callers to the hosts Matthew Wright and Jeremy Vine and reading out viewer correspondence. Since June 2023 she hosts her own solo show from 11:15 (when Vine leaves for his midday BBC Radio 2 program) through to 12:40, in which she continues the viewer interaction on the topics of the day.
Personal life
[edit]On 30 October 2020, Huntley announced her engagement to Kerr Okan, lead singer of the rock band The LaFontaines.[7] They married on 2 September 2021 on the banks of Loch Lomond in Scotland. Huntley gave birth to their son, Otis, on 11 July 2022.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "29 years ago today my Mum spent 18 hours in labour for my benefit! What a woman!!". Storm Huntley on Twitter. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "STV Glasgow launch night: Introducing Storm Huntley". Scottish Television. 2 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d "TV weathergirl Storm Huntley on her unusual moniker, fashion and new role on STV's Riverside show". Daily Record. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Storm lands her dream job with STV Glasgow". Kirkintilloch Herald. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "How I Became a TV Presenter: Storm Huntley, CBBC". Source Magazine. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "British Academy Scotland Awards: Winners in 2016". BAFTA Scotland. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "JLS singer Kerr Okan proposes to TV stunner Storm Huntley with huge engagement ring". dailyrecord.co.uk. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Jeremy Vine co-host Storm Huntley introduces newborn son on TV for the first time and brings everyone to tears". metro.co.uk. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
External links
[edit]- Storm Huntley at IMDb
- Jeremy Vine official site
- Down on the Farm official site
- Client profile at DAA Management
- 1987 births
- Alumni of the London College of Communication
- Alumni of the University of Glasgow
- BBC television presenters
- People educated at Bishopbriggs High School
- People from Bishopbriggs
- Scottish children's television presenters
- Scottish radio presenters
- Scottish television presenters
- Scottish women television presenters
- Weather presenters
- Living people