US EditionIconic Weather Presenter Wincey Willis Dies After Battle with Dementia
- Wincey Willis, the pioneering British weather presenter born in Gateshead in 1948, died in December 2024 at the age of 76 after battling dementia.
- Wincey Willis gained recognition in May 1983 when she joined TV-am’s Good Morning Britain as the channel’s pioneering female weather forecaster during a vibrant era of breakfast television.
- She worked at Radio Tees, Tyne Tees Television, and TV-am, hosted her own series Wincey's Pets, and appeared on Treasure Hunt alongside Anneka Rice, reflecting her diverse broadcasting career.
- Willis explained that her weather reports focus on practical information, as most viewers are more interested in knowing if they should bring an umbrella than in detailed meteorological conditions like atmospheric pressure near the Azores.
- Following her death, public tributes noted her joyful personality and sense of humour, while her passing underlines the impact of dementia and the legacy she left in British media.
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Somerset LiveIconic weather presenter Wincey Willis dies after battle with dementia
Wincey was part of a fresh new breakfast TV revolution
·Bristol, United Kingdom
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