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Judith Ralston
Judith Ralston
Born	Judith Tonner; Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
Occupation	Weather presenter
Years active	1999–present
Employer	BBC Scotland
Television	Reporting Scotland
Spouse	Fraser Ralston
Children	3

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Judith Ralston (née Tonner) is a Scottish weather presenter employed by BBC Scotland, and a former singer.

Early life and music career

Ralston trained as a musician and studied singing at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow and then the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. Her operatic singing career ended at 28 after a vocal injury.^[1]

Broadcasting career

In 1999, Ralston returned to Scotland as a traffic reporter at BBC Scotland; afterwards, she moved into news and weather presenting.^[2] She was listed as the third most popular weather presenter in a UK-wide vote in a 2017 Radio Times poll.^[3]

Personal life

She lives in Glasgow and is married to Fraser Ralston, a meteorologist. They have three children together.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Bill Gibb (9 January 2017). "Twin children are my little rays of sunshine says BBC weather presenter Judith Ralston". Sunday Post. DC Thomson Media.
^ "Judith Ralston". BBC Scotland. 15 February 2010. Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
^ Doran, Sarah (30 May 2017). "Tomasz Schafernaker and Windy Wilson voted the UK's favourite weather presenters". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

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[sunshine-1] Bill Gibb (9 January 2017). "Twin children are my little rays of sunshine says BBC weather presenter Judith Ralston". Sunday Post. DC Thomson Media.

[2] "Judith Ralston". BBC Scotland. 15 February 2010. Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2010.

[3] Doran, Sarah (30 May 2017). "Tomasz Schafernaker and Windy Wilson voted the UK's favourite weather presenters". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

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-'''Judith Ralston''' trained as a musician from an early age. She continued her studies at the [[Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama]], the [[Royal Northern College of Music]] and in Canada. She received a number of awards.
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+'''Judith Ralston''' ([[Birth name|née]] '''Tonner''') is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[weather presenter]] employed by [[BBC Scotland]], and a former singer.
-Her singing career ended as a result of a collapse of her voice, and in 1999 she began a new career in broadcasting at [[BBC Scotland]]. She has had a wide and varied career, from presenting classical music programmes for [[Radio Scotland]] and [[BBC Radio 3|Radio 3]] and articles  to being a regular voice of travel and weather on Radio Scotland. She is one of the main weather presenters for BBC Scotland.
+==Early life and music career==
-Ralston was born in [[Edinburgh]] and is married to the meteorologist and photographer Fraser Ralston. They have one son.
+Ralston trained as a musician and studied singing at the [[Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama]] in [[Glasgow]] and then the [[Royal Northern College of Music]] in [[Manchester]]. Her [[operatic]] singing career ended at 28 after a vocal injury.<ref name="sunshine"/>
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+==Broadcasting career==
+In 1999, Ralston returned to [[Scotland]] as a traffic [[reporter]] at [[BBC Scotland]]; afterwards, she moved into news and [[meteorology|weather presenting]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/hi/about/newsid_8508000/8508268.stm|title=Judith Ralston|date=15 February 2010|publisher=BBC Scotland|accessdate=18 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920144347/http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/hi/about/newsid_8508000/8508268.stm|archive-date=20 September 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was listed as the third most popular weather presenter in a UK-wide vote in a 2017 [[Radio Times]] poll.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-05-30/tomasz-schafernaker-and-windy-wilson-voted-the-uks-favourite-weather-presenters/ |title=Tomasz Schafernaker and Windy Wilson voted the UK’s favourite weather presenters |last=Doran |first=Sarah |date=30 May 2017 |website=Radio Times|access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref>
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+==Personal life==
+She lives in Glasgow and is married to Fraser Ralston, a meteorologist. They have three children together.<ref name="sunshine">{{cite news|url=https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/twin-children-are-my-little-rays-of-sunshine-says-bbc-weather-presenter-judith-ralston/|work=Sunday Post|title=Twin children are my little rays of sunshine says BBC weather presenter Judith Ralston|publisher= DC Thomson Media|date=9 January 2017|author=Bill Gibb}}</ref>
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