Kaye Forster (born c. 1980)[1] is a freelance weather presenter based at BBC East Midlands weather hub. Her usual role is providing weekday breakfast and lunchtime and weekend forecasts for the East Midlands, West Midlands and North West regions following budget cuts as part of the BBC's Delivering Quality First in England program.[2]

Forster took a BSc in Geography at Brunel University where her final year dissertation was on the effect of global warming on Atlantic hurricanes.[3] In 2001 she started Met. Office training at 'several RAF airfields'.[4] She became a regular weather presenter at BBC South East Today before leaving to become freelance; she then spent a spell covering for a leave of absence for Dianne Oxberry at BBC North West Tonight.

Forster joined a ladies' football team at university and has since played for Wycombe Wanderers, Exeter City and Ebbsfleet United.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "The raining champion". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Delivering Quality First in England" (PDF). Downloads.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "BBC Weather". BBC News. 1 January 1970. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "South East Today - Presenters - Kaye Forster". BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Fleet brush aside Dons (From News Shopper)". Newsshopper.co.uk. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ebbsfleet ladies & Girls match report". FemaleSOCCER.net. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "I want moor' - Daish demands Fleet push on as season gets up and running - Sport - Eastern Daily Press". Edp24.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
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