Keeley Donovan
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Keeley Emma Donovan is a news and weather presenter for the BBC
on local television and radio in the Yorkshire and Humber region.
, near Grimsby
, in the East Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
. Her father, Terry Donovan
, played professional football, briefly representing the Republic of Ireland
at international level. Her Irish grandfather, Don Donovan
, also represented Grimsby Town
and the Republic of Ireland. He managed Boston United
from 1965-9. She also has a younger sister, Kirsty.
She attended the Humberston School
on Humberston Avenue in Humberston
. At the age of 14 she presented programmes for Channel 7 Television, a local cable TV
channel based in Immingham
and affiliated to the Grimsby Institute
. She did a course in Media at Grimsby's Franklin College, then studied for a BA
at De Montfort University
in Leicester
. She returned to Grimsby to do a post-graduate Skillset
Diploma in Broadcast Journalism at Grimsby Institute in conjunction with East Coast Media.
. She also started out at Propeller TV
in Grimsby from 2006. She has recently studied at the Met Office
and the BBC Weather Centre and is now a full-fledged weather presenter
. She often does the breakfast and weekend bulletins for the Look North programmes in Leeds
and Hull
, being based at the BBC Centre in Leeds
.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
on local television and radio in the Yorkshire and Humber region.
Early life
Keeley (born 14 May 1983) grew up in TetneyTetney
Tetney is a small village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, just west of the Prime Meridian.-Geography and amenities:The village is on the A1031 road, the Cleethorpes-Mablethorpe road, just south of Cleethorpes and Humberston...
, near Grimsby
Grimsby
Grimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996...
, in the East Lindsey
East Lindsey
East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Manby near Louth, and other major settlements in the district include Alford, Spilsby, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Horncastle and Chapel St Leonards....
district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
. Her father, Terry Donovan
Terry Donovan
Terry Donovan is a former Irish football player.He played for Grimsby Town, Aston Villa, Portland Timbers, Burnley and Rotherham United during his club career and also played for Ireland's national team on two occasions....
, played professional football, briefly representing the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
at international level. Her Irish grandfather, Don Donovan
Don Donovan
Don Donovan is an Irish former professional football player.He was a right back who played for Everton F.C. and Grimsby Town....
, also represented Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
and the Republic of Ireland. He managed Boston United
Boston United F.C.
Boston United Football Club are an association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They currently play in the Conference North. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who fled from Boston to the USA and founded Boston, Massachusetts. The club's...
from 1965-9. She also has a younger sister, Kirsty.
She attended the Humberston School
Humberston Maths and Computing College
Humberston Maths and Computing College is a secondary school based in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England.-Admissions:It does not have a sixth form. It is situated on in the west of Humberston...
on Humberston Avenue in Humberston
Humberston
Humberston is a large village and civil parish to the south of Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire...
. At the age of 14 she presented programmes for Channel 7 Television, a local cable TV
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
channel based in Immingham
Immingham
Immingham is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary...
and affiliated to the Grimsby Institute
Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education
The Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education is a further and higher education college in North East Lincolnshire, England.-Grimsby College of Further Education:...
. She did a course in Media at Grimsby's Franklin College, then studied for a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
at De Montfort University
De Montfort University
De Montfort University is a public research and teaching university situated in the medieval Old Town of Leicester, England, adjacent to the River Soar and the Leicester Castle Gardens...
in Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
. She returned to Grimsby to do a post-graduate Skillset
Skillset
Skillset is the Sector Skills Council which supports skills and training for people and businesses to ensure the UK creative media industries competitive and productive.-History:It was founded 1992 and is jointly funded by industry and government...
Diploma in Broadcast Journalism at Grimsby Institute in conjunction with East Coast Media.
Career
She had worked freelance for the BBC since 2005, originally starting in HullKingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
. She also started out at Propeller TV
Propeller TV
Propeller TV is a free-to-air television channel broadcasting on Sky and Freewire in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Owned by the advertising company, Xiking Group.-Partners:...
in Grimsby from 2006. She has recently studied 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...
and the BBC Weather Centre and is now a full-fledged weather presenter
Weather forecasting
Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the state of the atmosphere for a given location. Human beings have attempted to predict the weather informally for millennia, and formally since the nineteenth century...
. She often does the breakfast and weekend bulletins for the Look North programmes in Leeds
BBC Look North (Yorkshire and North Midlands)
BBC Look North is the BBC's regional television news service for West & South Yorkshire, parts of North Yorkshire and the North Midlands. The programmes as produced and broadcast from the BBC Broadcasting Centre at St...
and Hull
BBC Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)
BBC Look North is the BBC's regional TV news service for East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, north Norfolk and northeast Cambridgeshire produced by BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire...
, being based at the BBC Centre in Leeds
BBC Yorkshire
BBC Yorkshire is one of the English regions of the BBC. It was formed from the division of the former BBC North region into BBC Yorkshire and BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, based in Hull.-Television:...
.