Seán Batty Biography
Seán Batty is Scotland TV Weatherman and a media personality from Paisley, Scotland, currently working as a meteorologist and presenter of Sean’s Scotland & Don’t Waste Scotland for STV Group plc. He has been part of the STV Group family since August 2007. Previously, Sean worked as a regional broadcaster for BBC.
Seán Batty Age
He was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland on 6th May 1982. Seán is 40 years old as of 2022. Accordingly, his next birthday will be on 6th May 2023 and his zodiac sign is Taurus.
Seán Batty Parent/Siblings
Batty was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, and spent most of his life growing up in Lochfield, Foxbar, and Ferguslie with his supportive parents. He also spent a few years in Falkirk. He had a unique upbringing. Besides this, Seán has barely talked about his parents and siblings.
Seán Batty Education
Batty went to and graduated from South Primary in Paisley, Carron Primary in Falkirk, and Castlehead High, back in Paisley. At 18 he left Scotland to study meteorology at Reading University.
Seán Batty Wikipedia
Batty works as a meteorologist and presenter of Sean’s Scotland & Don’t Waste Scotland for STV Group plc. He began working for STV as the sole weather presenter in August 2007, after the channel had a gap of several years without a presenter. At STV Seán produce and present 21 broadcasts a day. He has also relaunched the weather graphics three times and has been part of the graphic development and testing process before going live.
His first job in meteorology was with the Met Office, working as a weather observer at the Middle Wallop army air base in Hampshire. Then he relocated to ITV Weather working behind the scenes sending bulletins and preparing for the ITV regional broadcasters.
After a year with ITV, Seán became a broadcast assistant at the BBC, located at the television center in London. During his time at the BBC, he became a regional broadcaster and acted as cover for the regions and nations. In his 3 years at the BBC, Seán presented on television for most of the English regions, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Batty is also an ambassador for our TV charity, The STV Children’s Appeal, and has raised money by cycling, walking, running, and hiking his way around the country since it started in 2011. He began presenting the Scottish Children’s Lottery in 2017, with draws being held on Mondays and Thursdays.
In 2019 Seán was given his own TV show, ‘Sean’s Scotland’, where he took viewers on a journey around our beautiful country over the course of 7 weeks. The program covered the weather, environment, wildlife, and people. Sean’s Scotland was STV’s highest rating local program for 3 years.
On the back of the success of Sean’s Scotland, he presents Sean’s Very Scottish Hogmanay! They rang 2020 in with the highest Hogmanay viewing figures for 13 years.
He is now learning to fly at Glasgow Airport and currently training for his PPL (Private Pilots License) and might one day be able to take you to the clouds…
Seán Batty Wife
Batty likes to keep his personal life from the public. He does not share his love life and dating experiences. Nonetheless, updates will be out soon.
Seán Batty Height
Batty stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 10 inches tall equaling 1.9 meters
Seán Batty Salary
The veteran TV journalist of STV Group plc earns an estimated annual salary ranging from $ 93 K to $ 180 k.
Seán Batty Net Worth
Batty’s net worth is estimated to be more than 1 million. Nonetheless, his professional occupation as a meteorologist is his main source of revenue.
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