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Laura Tobin Wins Royal Meteorological Society Michael Hunt Award

The prize recognises her work translating weather science for a general TV audience and was announced live on Good Morning Britain.

Overview

  • Good Morning Britain co‑presenters publicly congratulated Laura Tobin during the Thursday broadcast after the Royal Meteorological Society awarded her the Michael Hunt Award.
  • Tobin said the honour recognises her routine job of explaining meteorology to non‑scientific viewers and thanked colleagues on air.
  • Co‑host Andi Peters described the award as a “certificate in a frame” that the society had given to Tobin the day before.
  • Viewers reacted on social media with rapid congratulatory messages, amplifying the announcement beyond the television audience.
  • The Michael Hunt Award is given for public understanding of meteorology, highlighting the role broadcast meteorologists play in making weather science accessible to the public.