Penny Tranter
Encyclopedia
Penny Tranter is a former BBC Weather
forecaster.
She was born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire
, Scotland
. She first became interested in the weather as a teenager and, after attending South Wilts Grammar School in Salisbury
, went on to obtain a BSc
(Hons) in Environmental Sciences from the University of East Anglia
.
She joined the Met Office in 1983 as a trainee forecaster. Penny worked across the UK at the Norwich
, Glasgow
and Southampton
Weather Centres before transferring to the Commercial division in 1990. In 1992 Penny joined the team at the BBC Weather Centre, making her first television appearance on 7 November of that year.
She appeared regularly on BBC News 24
, BBC Radio 4
, Radio Five Live and BBC World
, and for some years she was a regular weather presenter on BBC One
.
Penny left the BBC Weather Centre in January 2008 and now works as the Meteorology Training Manager at the Met Office
in Exeter.
Penny is a Chartered Meteorologist and a member of the Royal Meteorological Society
. She lives with her husband Martyn (a Professor of Glaciology
at the University of Bristol
) and two children, Ieuan and Isabelle, near Bath. Her hobbies include sailing, walking and tennis
BBC Weather
BBC Weather is the BBC's department in charge of preparing and broadcasting weather forecasts and is now part of BBC News. The broadcast meteorologists are employed by the Met Office...
forecaster.
She was born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire
Ayrshire
Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. She first became interested in the weather as a teenager and, after attending South Wilts Grammar School in Salisbury
Salisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
, went on to obtain a BSc
BSC
BSC is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:Science and technology* Bachelor of Science , an undergraduate degree* Base Station Controller, part of a mobile phone network; see: Base Station subsystem...
(Hons) in Environmental Sciences from the University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
.
She joined the Met Office in 1983 as a trainee forecaster. Penny worked across the UK at the Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
and Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
Weather Centres before transferring to the Commercial division in 1990. In 1992 Penny joined the team at the BBC Weather Centre, making her first television appearance on 7 November of that year.
She appeared regularly on BBC News 24
BBC News 24
BBC News is the BBC's 24-hour rolling news television network in the United Kingdom. The channel launched as BBC News 24 on 9 November 1997 at 17:30 as part of the BBC's foray into digital domestic television channels, becoming the first competitor to Sky News, which had been running since 1989...
, BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
, Radio Five Live and BBC World
BBC World
BBC World News is the BBC's international news and current affairs television channel. It has the largest audience of any BBC channel in the world...
, and for some years she was a regular weather presenter on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
.
Penny left the BBC Weather Centre in January 2008 and now works as the Meteorology Training Manager at the Met Office
Met Office
The Met Office , is the United Kingdom's national weather service, and a trading fund of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...
in Exeter.
Penny is a Chartered Meteorologist and a member of the Royal Meteorological Society
Royal Meteorological Society
The Royal Meteorological Society traces its origins back to 3 April 1850 when the British Meteorological Society was formed as a society the objects of which should be the advancement and extension of meteorological science by determining the laws of climate and of meteorological phenomena in general...
. She lives with her husband Martyn (a Professor of Glaciology
Glaciology
Glaciology Glaciology Glaciology (from Middle French dialect (Franco-Provençal): glace, "ice"; or Latin: glacies, "frost, ice"; and Greek: λόγος, logos, "speech" lit...
at the University of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
) and two children, Ieuan and Isabelle, near Bath. Her hobbies include sailing, walking and tennis
External links
- Penny Tranter Biography BBC Weather Website.