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David Braine was born in London and educated in Somerset.

David went on to graduate from university with a BSC Hons 2.1 degree in Meteorology and Oceanography.

After graduating he worked briefly for the North Wales water authority and from 1985-1986 he worked as a sub-sea engineer and diver for British Underwater Engineering based in London and spending a lot of time offshore.

From 1986-1987 David worked as research student at Oxford University鈥檚 Department of Atmospheric Physics, specifically working on the ozone hole and global warming.

In 1987 he joined the Royal Navy (Fleet Air Arm) as a Lieutenant initially to learn to navigate helicopters and then as an environmental expert and instructor.

David still serves in the reserves as as a Lieutenant Commander based at Royal Navy Air Station Yeovilton.

During his eight year commission he has served both at naval air stations and at sea, travelling all over the world, and he did service during the Gulf War and the former Yugoslavia civil war.

After leaving the Royal Navy, David joined the Meteorological Office in 1995 and became a member o the 大象传媒鈥檚 team of presenters, initially working for the two 大象传媒 satellite channels.

David went on to become one of the best known 大象传媒 forecasters, appearing on all the main television channels and on 大象传媒 Radio.

In 1997 he was promoted to Deputy Training Manager and senior broadcast meteorologist.

He took over as the Training Manager responsible for the training of the staff at the 大象传媒 Weather Centre and of broadcasting staff in the regions.

David first started working for 大象传媒 South West in 2002 when he became a regular holiday relief presenter.

He recently married Spotlight reporter/presenter Julia Peet in a ceremony attended by many of the team at Ermington in Devon.

David said: "It is a great challenge to work with Craig and the Spotlight team, I鈥檝e watched and admired the programme over many years.

"I鈥檝e always longed to return to the south west and my maritime roots. I鈥檓 looking forward to it immensely, both to joining the team but also to getting some decent sailing and surfing in!"

David is a keen sportsman. He is a qualified diving, climbing, and windsurfing instructor and also lists skiing, mountaineering and motorcycling among his interests. He also holds a private pilots licence.