John Teather

John originally trained as a professional photographer, specialising in cinematography. He subsequently joined the BBC and worked as a film editor on many programmes including ‘Some Mothers do ‘ave em” and the acclaimed documentary series ‘One Pair of Eyes. He joined the BBC Presentation Department as an Assistant Producer with a wide range of duties including network directing, producing trailers, and directing the weather. In 1975 he directed Bill Giles’s first broadcast. Through the 70’s and 80’s John had many responsibilities including network director, studio director, promotions producer, the editorial planning of daytime transmissions, implementing a computer scheduling system, and directing events for Eurovision.

He was responsible for the introduction of electronic weather graphics in 1985 and for leading the project for the BBC Weather Centre, which opened in September 1991, and five years later for the opening of the second phase of the centre in September 1996. John was the Editor responsible for BBC Weather Broadcasts, running the BBC Weather Centre, with a team of 25 broadcast meteorologists, producing over 120 broadcast every 24 hours. He was editor of the successful Weather Show; series, directing and filming many of the episodes himself. He is Honorary Secretary of the International Association of Broadcast Meteorology and has been responsible for many training workshops on behalf of the World Meteorological Organisation.

Since retiring from the BBC in September 2001, he set up his own company with Bill Giles, The Weather People Ltd. His hobbies include the arts, in particular the theatre, directing plays and musicals. John is a Fellow and former Vice President of the Royal Meteorological Society and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He is married with two graduate children and lives in Hampshire, UK.