Stav Danaos

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Stav Danaos
Born (1978-04-08) 8 April 1978 (age 46)
Career
Show BBC National News (weather)
Network BBC
StyleWeather forecaster
Country United Kingdom
Previous show(s) Reporting Scotland , BBC Northern Ireland

Stavros "Stav" Danaos (born 8 April 1978) is an English weather presenter of Greek Cypriot descent. He currently presents the BBC's national weather forecast and has previously worked for Reporting Scotland .

Career

In 2006, Stav applied to join the BBC Weather Centre as a presenter. He joined the team and began presenting forecasts in February 2007. He began presenting weather for regional BBC news programmes such as Reporting Scotland. He has also done presenting work in Newcastle, Northern Ireland and Birmingham. Danaos joined the BBC's national news channel to present regular forecasts in 2013. [1]

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References

  1. "Biography | Stav Danaos". stavjdanaos.wordpress.com. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2018.