Laura Tobin
{{short description|English weather presenter}}
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| name = Laura Tobin
| honorific_suffix = FRMS
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| birth_name = Laura Elizabeth Tobin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1981|10|10}}
| birth_place = Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
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| alma_mater = University of Reading
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| occupation = Meteorologist
| years_active = 2007–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Dean Brown|13 August 2010}}
| children = 1
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Laura Elizabeth Tobin FRMS (born 10 October 1981) is an English broadcast meteorologist and Scientist. She worked for the BBC before moving to the ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak in 2012. Daybreak was later replaced by Good Morning Britain in early 2014. Tobin currently presents the weather bulletins for the programme.
Early life and education
Tobin was born and raised in Northampton. She attended Duston Upper School, gaining A-Levels in mathematics, physics and art, and then obtained a degree in physics and meteorology at the University of Reading.{{cite news |last=McMahon |first=Alle |title='Pommy weather girl' Laura Tobin reveals what 'infuriated' her about Craig Kelly |url=https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/climate-change/australians-stand-by-pommy-weather-girl-after-clash-with-craig-kelly/news-story/c3fdcb458ef76ef3c41c12e6508b3c29 |accessdate=7 January 2020 |website=News.au }}{{cite news |title=Speaker Profile: Laura Tobin |url=https://www.specialistspeakers.com/?p=10228 |date=2020 |publisher=Specialist Speakers}} Tobin also completed a World Meteorological Organization course on climate.{{cite news |last=Bourke |first=Latika |title='I am so qualified': Meteorologist responds to MP Craig Kelly's insult |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/europe/i-am-so-qualified-meteorologist-responds-to-craig-kelly-s-insult-20200108-p53pnd.html |accessdate=8 January 2020 |work=Brisbane Times}}
Career
After graduation in 2003, she joined the Met Office. On completing her training, she was assigned in October 2004 to the Cardiff Weather Centre, where she gained experience of broadcasting on BBC Radio Wales. In 2005, Tobin moved to RAF Brize Norton, providing aeronautical meteorology reports and briefings to Royal Air Force transport crews and to the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS).
Tobin joined the team of BBC Weather Centre forecasters at the end of 2007, eventually regularly appearing on the BBC News channel, BBC World News, BBC Radio 5 Live and the on-demand interactive services of BBC Red Button found on digital terrestrial and digital satellite TV. She also regularly presented the weather for the BBC News at One on the BBC.
On 3 September 2012, she joined the newly relaunched breakfast programme Daybreak as the weather presenter.{{cite web |url=http://tellyspy.com/tv/more-daybreak-information/ |title=More Daybreak Information |website=Telly Spy |accessdate=2013-03-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922100333/http://tellyspy.com/tv/more-daybreak-information |archivedate=22 September 2013 }} On 18 July 2013, she appeared on BBC Radio 1's Innuendo Bingo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYCpmEJAPjo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/NYCpmEJAPjo |archive-date=2021-12-21 |title=Laura Tobin Innuendo Bingo|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} In April 2014, Daybreak was replaced by Good Morning Britain.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/good-morning-britain-susanna-reid-3202434|title=Susanna Reid to join new ITV breakfast show Good Morning Britain as struggling Daybreak is axed|first=Claire|last=Hodgson|date=3 March 2014|work=Daily Nirror}} Her first show was on 28 April 2014. She continues to front the weather updates on the programme. In November 2015, she was a contestant on a celebrity episode of The Chase.{{Cite press release |url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep3week46/chase-celebrity-special |title=The Chase: Celebrity Special Episode 3|publisher=ITV}} In 2016, she took part in the celebrity driving show Drive, hosted by Vernon Kay.{{Cite press release |url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/drive |title=Drive |publisher=ITV |access-date=27 January 2019 |archive-date=27 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127094815/https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/drive |url-status=dead }}
In February 2017, Tobin broke the Guinness World Record for filling and folding 11 pancakes in 60 seconds.{{Cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/goodmorningbritain/laura-tobin-becomes-a-world-record-breaker-pancake-day|title=Laura Tobin becomes a World Record breaker!|website=Good Morning Britain}}
In 2018, Tobin joined 26 other celebrities and performed an original Christmas song called "Rock With Rudolph", written and produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn. The song was recorded in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital and was released digitally by the independent record label Saga Entertainment on 30 November 2018 under the artist name the Celebs.{{cite news |title=ITV Good Morning Britain, Kate Garraway, Ben Shephard, Laura Tobin, Aled Jones watch |url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1052432/ITV-Good-Morning-Britain-Kate-Garraway-Ben-Shephard-Laura-Tobin-Aled-Jones-watch|date=2018 |website=Daily Express}}
- {{cite news |title=TV Stars sing for Great Ormond Street Christmas charity single |url=https://www.itv.com/news/london/2018-11-30/tv-stars-sing-for-great-ormond-street-christmas-charity-single/|date=2018 |publisher=ITV News}}
- {{cite web |title=The Celebs – Rock With Rudolph |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzKdnHT1zqg |via=YouTube |publisher=TheCelebsVEVO |access-date=30 November 2018}} In 2020, during the COVID-19 crisis, Tobin rejoined the Celebs and sang the opening lyrics on the charity Christmas song called "Merry Christmas Everyone", which was released digitally on 11 December 2020 by Saga Entertainment. She performed with 31 other celebrities on the song to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society and Action for Children charities.{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/london/2020-12-11/how-barbara-windsor-helped-inspire-a-charity-christmas-single |title=How Barbara Windsor helped inspire a charity Christmas single |publisher=ITV News |date=11 December 2020 |accessdate=31 December 2020}}
- {{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/good-morning-britain-stars-show-22984823|title=Good Morning Britain stars show off their vocals in charity Christmas single|work=Daily Mirror|date=10 November 2020 |accessdate=31 December 2020}}
- {{cite web | url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/good-morning-britain-stars-show-22984823| title=Good Morning Britain stars show off their vocals in charity Christmas single| website=Daily Mirror| date=10 November 2020}}
- {{cite web |title=The Celebs – Merry Christmas Everyone |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEwtQcv24nM |via=YouTube |publisher=TheCelebsVEVO |access-date=11 December 2018}}
On 28 January 2021, Tobin reported for ITV's Tonight programme.[https://www.itv.com/news/2021-01-27/going-green-save-money-tonight "Going Green: Save Money?" – Tonight], ITV, 27 January 2021
Tobin believes in educating climate deniers about the science of climate change rather than ignoring or confronting them. "Unlike many who face abuse and complaints on Twitter, Tobin makes a point of replying to climate deniers and even replies to their tweets live on air, answering their questions."{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/01/climate-culture-war-uk-meteorologists-heatwave |title='Reality is scary': climate culture war heats up for UK meteorologists |work= The Guardian |date=1 August 2022}}
Awards
In 2015, she was nominated for a TRIC Award in the "Weather Presenter" category, but lost out to Carol Kirkwood.{{cite web|url=http://www.tric.org.uk/2015awardsnominees.php |title=TRIC Awards 2015 |publisher=Television and Radio Industries Club |date=2015 |accessdate=2015-03-27}} She was nominated for the same award in 2017.
In 2021, Tobin was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Meteorological Society, "In recognition of substantial contributions to meteorology in professional work".{{Cite press release |url=https://www.rmets.org/news/anyone-can-become-member-congratulations-laura-tobin-becoming-fellow |title="Anyone can become a Member" but congratulations to Laura Tobin on becoming a Fellow |date=12 March 2021 |accessdate=6 May 2023 |publisher=Royal Meteorological Society}}
Personal life
Tobin married Dean Brown on 13 August 2010,{{Cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/tv-weathergirl-laura-tobin-i-6302983|title=TV weather girl Laura Tobin 'finds babies scary' |first1=Emma |last1=Pryer |first2=Peter |last2=Robertson |date=22 August 2015|work=Daily Mirror}} and gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Charlotte, in July 2017.{{cite magazine |title=Good Morning Britain's Laura Tobin opens up on premature birth of daughter Charlotte that left baby with underdeveloped lungs |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/laura-tobin-baby-trauma-premature-14355976 |magazine=OK! |date=18 July 2018 |accessdate=22 September 2019}}
Tobin has a twin brother called Mark.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mr_tobin|title=Mark 'Treble' Tobin (@Mr_Tobin) |via=Twitter}}
She was the first member of the public to ride "The Smiler" roller coaster at Alton Towers.{{cite news |url=http://www.itv.com/goodmorningbritain/presenters/about-laura-tobin |title=About Laura Tobin |publisher=ITV |date=2014-04-28 |accessdate=2015-03-27}}
Filmography
;Television
;Film
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 2017
| Sharknado 5: Global Swarming | Herself | Cameo role |
| 2018
| "Rock With Rudolph"{{cite web |title=The Celebs – Rock With Rudolph |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzKdnHT1zqg |via=YouTube |publisher=TheCelebsVEVO |access-date=30 November 2018}} | Herself | Music Video |
| 2020
| "Merry Christmas Everyone"{{cite web |title=The Celebs – Merry Christmas Everyone |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEwtQcv24nM |via=YouTube |publisher=TheCelebsVEVO |access-date=11 December 2018}} | Herself | Music Video |
| 2023
| "So Delicious"{{cite web |title=The Celebs – So Delicious|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t5AVsuX2X0c?si=n5bsABwotv-0_Dai |via=YouTube |publisher=TheCelebsVEVO |access-date=15 December 2023}} | Herself | Music Video |
References
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External links
- {{itv.com|id=goodmorningbritain/meet-the-team/about-laura-tobin|title=Laura Tobin – Good Morning Britain}}
- [http://www.biogs.com/laura-tobin Laura Tobin at Biogs.com]
- {{IMDb name | id=nm1054287 | name=Laura Tobin}}
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Category:Alumni of the University of Reading
Category:English mathematicians
Category:English meteorologists