Nazaneen Ghaffar
Nazaneen Ghaffar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 June 1985 |
| Education | Ravensbourne University |
| Occupation(s) | Weather presenter, TV Presenter |
| Spouse |
Charlie Rose (m. 2016) |
Nazaneen Ghaffar (born 9 June 1985[citation needed]) is a British television weather presenter. She currently appears on the TalkTV channel, having previously presented for BBC South East Today, ITV West and Sky News.
Early life
[edit]Ghaffar grew up in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, where she attended St James’ Primary School and Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School.[2] After completing her A-levels she studied for a BA (hons) degree in Broadcasting at the Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication in Greenwich.[3] Her parents are Iranians who met in England.[2]
Television career
[edit]Upon graduating in 2006, her first television industry job was for Endemol in Bristol as a runner for the programme Deal or No Deal.[3] After moving on to ITV West, her first on-screen opportunity was when she was asked to audition a weather presenting position[3] and trained at the Met Office.[4] After 18 months of presenting for ITV she moved back to Kent to join the BBC's South East Today programme.[3]
On 4 November 2010 it was announced that Ghaffar was leaving the BBC to join Sky News as weather presenter on its Sunrise programme,[4] replacing Lucy Verasamy who had left to join ITV's Daybreak.[2] She also presented forecasts for Sky News-produced 5 News on Channel 5 until 19 February 2012.
On 25 April 2022, Ghaffar left Sky News to join TalkTV on the weather segment after TalkTV News.
Personal life
[edit]Ghaffar married BBC reporter Charlie Rose in August 2016.[1][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Nazaneen Ghaffar marries in style before partying up a storm with TV friends". Hello. 24 August 2016.
- ^ a b c "Sky New's Weather presenter Nazaneen Ghaffar on Tunbridge Wells and life in Kent". Kent Life. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Nazaneen Ghaffar - BBC South East Today profile". bbc.co.uk. 15 February 2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ a b "New weather presenter to join Sky News Sunrise team". skypressoffice.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ "Sky News forecasts some sleepless nights ahead for #Sunrise weather presenter @SkyNewsNaz as she goes on maternity leave..." Twitter. @SkyNews. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
External links
[edit]- Nazaneen Ghaffar on Twitter
- BBC South East Today presenter profile Archived 25 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Nazaneen Ghaffar at IMDb
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