Stav Danaos
| Stav Danaos | |
|---|---|
| Born | Berkshire, England |
| Show | BBC National News (weather) |
| Network | BBC |
| Style | Weather forecaster |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Previous show(s) | Reporting Scotland, BBC Northern Ireland |
Stavros "Stav" Danaos is an English broadcast journalist and meteorologist of Greek Cypriot descent. He currently presents the BBC's national weather forecast and has previously worked for Reporting Scotland.
Education
Born in Berkshire and brought up in Cheshire, Danaos went to school in Holmes Chapel before attending college in Hartford, Cheshire to undertake a BTEC National Diploma.
Career
In 2006, Danaos applied to join the BBC Weather Centre as a presenter. After a successful start, he joined the team and began presenting forecasts in February 2007. He began presenting for regional BBC news channels such as Reporting Scotland alongside Christopher Blanchett and Cat Cubie, as the programme was struggling to find replacement forecasters.[1] He has also done presenting work in Newcastle, Northern Ireland and Birmingham. Following a successful and popular time at Reporting Scotland, Danaos joined the BBC's national news channel to present regular forecasts in 2013.[2]
