I was born in Paisley in 1982 and grew up in the vibrant neighbourhoods of Lochfield, Foxbar, and Ferguslie—with a few years in Falkirk thrown in for good measure.
My school days were split between South Primary in Paisley, Carron Primary in Falkirk, and Castlehead High back in Paisley—shaping a childhood full of rain, snow, and a growing fascination with the skies.
At 18, I headed south to study meteorology at Reading University. That’s where the weather bug truly took hold. My first job in the field was with the Met Office, where I worked as a weather observer at Middle Wallop army air base in Hampshire—yes, that really is its name!
Next stop: ITV Weather. I worked behind the scenes, prepping and sending bulletins for regional broadcasters across the UK. Then came a leap to the BBC, where I started as a broadcast assistant at Television Centre in London.
Before long, I found myself in front of the camera, presenting forecasts for just about every corner of the UK—from the English regions to Wales and Northern Ireland. I spent three years at the BBC helping audiences make sense of sunshine, storms, and everything in between.
BBC South 2007 - Outside Broadcast from the Isle of Wight
BBC Look North 2006 - Broadcast from Leeds studio
I started 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 I produce, and present 21 broadcasts a day. I have also relaunched the weather graphics three times, and have been part of the graphic development and testing process before going live.
I’m an ambassador for our TV charity, The STV Children’s Appeal and have raised money by cycling, running, walking and hiking my way around the country since it started in 2011.
STV Appeal 2018 - Shetland
I started presenting the Scottish Children’s Lottery in 2017, with draws being held on a Monday and Thursday.
Scottish Children’s Lottery
In 2019 I was given my own TV show, ‘Sean’s Scotland’, where I took viewers on a journey around our beautiful country over the course of 7 weeks. The programme covered weather, environment, the people and wildlife. Sean's Scotland was STV's highest rating local programme for 3 years.
Sean’s Scotland - Wester Ross
On the back of the success of Sean's Scotland I was asked to present our new year show - Sean's Very Scottish Hogmanay! We rang 2020 in with the highest Hogmanay viewing figures for 13 years.
Sean's Very Scottish Hogmanay 2019-2020