Charlie Neil
Encyclopedia
Charlie Neil, born 12 May 1961 in Upper Gornal
, West Midlands
, is a British weather forecast
presenter
who worked for Central TV
in Birmingham, UK. Previously, she presented for both BRMB
Radio and Radio WM
in Birmingham.
Working alongside her colleague Emma Jesson
, Neil presented weather forecasts for the two Central sub-regions, and for HTV Wales
and HTV West
during weekends and holidays. In February 2009 she was made redundant as part of an ITV
regional news-output rationalisation.
A local Coventry
folk
-duo, Crokodile Tears, released a record about Neil, entitled "My Favourite Weather-girl".
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Gornal, West Midlands
Gornal is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. Gornal encompasses three areas: Upper Gornal, Lower Gornal and Gornalwood; and is located to the northwest of Dudley...
, West Midlands
West Midlands (region)
The West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham, and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley,...
, is a British weather forecast
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...
presenter
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
who worked for Central TV
Central Independent Television
Central Independent Television, more commonly known as Central is the Independent Television contractor for the Midlands, created following the restructuring of ATV and commencing broadcast on 1 January 1982. The station is owned and operated by ITV plc, under the licensee of ITV Broadcasting...
in Birmingham, UK. Previously, she presented for both BRMB
Brmb
brmb is a local radio station based in Birmingham, UK, owned and operated by Orion Media. The station broadcasts on 96.4 FM, DAB Digital Radio in the West Midlands and online...
Radio and Radio WM
BBC WM
BBC WM is the BBC Local Radio service for the West Midlands, South Staffordshire, north Worcestershire and north Warwickshire, operated by BBC Birmingham. Launched on 9 November 1970 as BBC Radio Birmingham, it broadcasts from central Birmingham on 95.6 FM, DAB and on the internet...
in Birmingham.
Working alongside her colleague Emma Jesson
Emma Jesson
Emma Louise Jesson-Hargreaves is an English television and weather presenter who works for ITV Central in Birmingham, England, and ITV Granada....
, Neil presented weather forecasts for the two Central sub-regions, and for HTV Wales
HTV
HTV, now legally known as ITV Wales & West, is the ITV contractor for Wales and the West of England, which operated from studios in Cardiff and Bristol. The company provided commercial television for the dual-region 'Wales and West' franchise, which it won from TWW in 1968...
and HTV West
HTV
HTV, now legally known as ITV Wales & West, is the ITV contractor for Wales and the West of England, which operated from studios in Cardiff and Bristol. The company provided commercial television for the dual-region 'Wales and West' franchise, which it won from TWW in 1968...
during weekends and holidays. In February 2009 she was made redundant as part of an ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
regional news-output rationalisation.
A local Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
-duo, Crokodile Tears, released a record about Neil, entitled "My Favourite Weather-girl".
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