Peter Cockroft
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weather forecaster. Cockroft joined the BBC in 1991 as one of the presenters of the national weather forecasts; in 2002, he became the main weather presenter
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on BBC London News
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Biography
He attended Swanage Grammar SchoolSwanage Grammar School
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. He left school with 8 O levels, and later gained an ONC and HND in science and physics.
He joined the Met Office
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in 1974, although he did not become a weather forecaster until 1990. He joined the BBC in 1991, after being spotted by Bill Giles
Bill Giles
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when forecasting for the Royal Air Force
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, and became one of the presenters of the national weather forecasts. In 2002, he became the main weather presenter
Presenter
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on BBC London News
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.
He lives in Oxfordshire
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with his wife Ann and daughter Rosie.