Alex Beresford
| Alex Beresford | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Alexander Isaac Beresford 28 November 1980 Bristol, England |
| Occupation |
Television presenter Weather forecaster |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Employer |
ITV Channel 4 |
| Notable credit(s) |
Daybreak ITV Weather The World's Weirdest Weather Britain's Most Extreme Weather Good Morning Britain |
| Family | Noel and Rose Beresford |
Alexander Isaac Beresford (born 28 November 1980) is an English television presenter and weather forecaster, currently freelancing primarily with ITV.
Early life
Beresford was born in Bristol, England. His mother is White British (English) and his father is Black British (Jamaican). He grew up in the Eastville area of Bristol and went to St Thomas More Catholic School.
Career
Beresford primarily works for ITV West Country based in Bristol, originally as an autocue operative in August 2004, but later retrained as a weather presenter.[1] He has also presented the national ITV Weather since 26 November 2007.
He was set to join the ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak as their weather presenter on a permanent basis, this after he made a guest appearance, presenting on 16 March 2012, however he quit for personal reasons, but still continued to present on a stand-in basis for Laura Tobin.[2] Daybreak was axed on 25 April 2014; it was replaced by a new show, Good Morning Britain where Beresford has continued to provide cover for Tobin. He appears both in the studio and on location at events elsewhere.
Beginning on 30 April 2013, Alex presented a three-part series for Channel 4 called The World's Weirdest Weather.[3] The following year, he hosted four-part Channel 4 series Britain's Most Extreme Weather which began airing on 28 April 2014. In January 2016, he presented an episode of Tonight, about flooding.
Other projects
Beresford runs a Diversity School Tour Project where he visits inner-city schools to talk about media careers. He was also chosen for the national role model programme for young black men by Hazel Blears.[4] He donated a toy truck to the Evening Post Christmas Toy Appeal.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–09 | The West Tonight | Weather presenter | |
| 2007– | ITV Weather | Weather presenter | |
| 2009– | ITV News West Country | Weather presenter | |
| 2012–14 | Daybreak | Weather presenter | Stand-in presenter |
| 2013–14 | The World's Weirdest Weather | Presenter | 2 series, 11 episodes |
| 2014 | Britain's Most Extreme Weather | Presenter | 1 series, 4 episodes |
| 2014– | Good Morning Britain | Weather presenter | Stand-in presenter |
| 2016 | Tonight | Guest presenter | 1 episode |
References
- ↑ Meet the team ITV West Country (East), itv.com, 4 March 2012
- ↑ Daybreak weatherman Alex Beresford quits job before he's even started Nicola Methven, The Mirror, 16 May 2012
- ↑ The World's Weirdest Weather Channel 4
- ↑ Bristol weatherman chosen as black role model, Evening Post, 7 December 2008
- ↑ Bristol weatherman donates to Christmas Toy Appeal Evening Post, 15 December 2008
