Kaddy Lee-Preston

Kaddy Lee-Preston
Born 1978
Yorkshire
Occupation weather forecaster
Website http://www.kaddy.tv

Kathryn "Kaddy" Lee-Preston (born 1978), is a British meteorologist and broadcaster.

Born in Yorkshire, "Kaddy" was a nickname she gained while growing up in Saudi Arabia [1] She was educated at Bradfield College and Reading University

She trained as a meteorologist at the Met Office, spending time as a forecaster for various gas & electricity companies and football teams. She was also a weather forecaster for war zones for Harrier planes at RAF Cottesmore.[2] Before she joined the newly launched BBC South East in September 2001 as part of the launch team for South East Today. She describes herself as a "weather bird".[3]

Aside from weather presenting, Lee-Preston also presented the regional current affairs series Inside Out.[4] In early 2007 she won the Royal Television Society Best Regional Personality award for the South.[5]

She left BBC South East on 30 March 2012,[6] in part replaced by Tomasz Schafernaker. Since 19 September 2012, she has worked with the network on a freelance basis.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Q and A with Kaddy Lee-Preston". tvnewsroom.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "About Kaddy". kaddyblog.com.
  3. ↑ "I didn't actually start out as a weather bird" Kaddy Lee-Preston
  4. ↑ "BBC Inside Out - South East: Presenter profile Kaddy Lee-Preston".
  5. ↑ "Southern Centre Programme Awards 2006/7". Royal Television Society.
  6. ↑ "Popular weathergirl Kaddy Lee-Preston leaves South East Today". www.kentnews.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "About Kaddy". kaddyblog.com.

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