Rob Gell
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Rob Gell is a geomorphologist and weather presenter formally with National Nine News
and later Seven News
.
He was one of the only Australian weather presenters on free-to-air television with a degree in Meteorology
along with David Brown
.
is a trained coastal geomorphologist and geography teacher, began his television career in 1979, moving from Melbourne University to work with Ten News
. Moving to the Nine Network
in 1988, Gell was innovative as a designer and producer of television weather presentations for fifteen years until 2003, when he was replaced by the younger Livinia Nixon
.
In 2004, Gell was approached by the Seven Network
to become the weekend weather presenter on Seven News Melbourne
.
Gell is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He is also a passionate environmental campaigner, and supporter of the Melbourne Football Club
.
Rob is also the co-founder of the ICES Green College (International College of Environmental Sustainability) headquarted in Melbourne, Australia. The ICES delivers many sustainability qualifications, including the Certificate of Sustainable Business Practices.
National Nine News
Nine News is the news service of the Australian Nine Network.Nine News's flagship bulletin is the nightly 6:00pm localised bulletin, produced by networked owned-and-operated stations in Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane and Darwin alongside localised bulletins produced by the WIN-owned Nine Network...
and later Seven News
Seven News
Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces Seven...
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He was one of the only Australian weather presenters on free-to-air television with a degree in Meteorology
Meteorology
Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere. Studies in the field stretch back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not occur until the 18th century. The 19th century saw breakthroughs occur after observing networks developed across several countries...
along with David Brown
David Brown (meteorologist)
David Brown is an Australian meteorologist for Seven News in Melbourne and the national Seven 4.30 News bulletin. He was also the former weather presenter for Sunrise....
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Career
Gell, who attended Koonung Secondary CollegeKoonung Secondary College
Koonung Secondary College is a secondary state school in Mont Albert North, Victoria, in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. The school takes its name from the near-by Koonung Creek.-Facilities:...
is a trained coastal geomorphologist and geography teacher, began his television career in 1979, moving from Melbourne University to work with Ten News
Ten News
Ten News is the national news service of Network Ten in Australia. The majority of its news bulletins are presented from the TEN-10 studios in Pyrmont...
. Moving to the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
in 1988, Gell was innovative as a designer and producer of television weather presentations for fifteen years until 2003, when he was replaced by the younger Livinia Nixon
Livinia Nixon
Livinia Nixon is an Australian television presenter and actress best known for her roles on the Nine Network as weather presenter on Nine News Melbourne and as co-host on the long running variety series Hey Hey It's Saturday....
.
In 2004, Gell was approached by the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
to become the weekend weather presenter on Seven News Melbourne
Seven News
Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces Seven...
.
Gell is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He is also a passionate environmental campaigner, and supporter of the Melbourne Football Club
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
.
Rob is also the co-founder of the ICES Green College (International College of Environmental Sustainability) headquarted in Melbourne, Australia. The ICES delivers many sustainability qualifications, including the Certificate of Sustainable Business Practices.