The Tyne and Wear Metro’s Cayman Island weatherman turned Customer Service Advisor Joe Avary has had a chance to do some presenting work on BBC Look North.
Joe, whose amazing story has been featured in the local media, was invited into the Look North studio to have a go at doing the regional weather forecast.
He met Look North weatherman, Paul Mooney, before doing a bulletin at the iconic BBC weather screen.
Joe, who is from America, said: “It was great fun and great follow up to the story. What an amazing opportunity to go into the BBC studio and have a go at presenting the weather for the North East and Cumbria.”
Joe, 47, who is originally from Albuquerque in New Mexico, has had a 23-year media career, one that took him across the USA as a cameraman and a journalist, culminating in his dream job working in the Caribbean.
As a senior reporter at Cayman 27, Joe not only presented daily weather forecasts, he also provided local news coverage for the tiny island, which is a poplar retreat for some of the richest people in the world.
He once got the chance to interview Sir Richard Branson.
Joe now finds himself working for Tyne and Wear Metro operator, Nexus, providing support for customers and inspecting tickets across the network’s 60 stations.
Click here to read about Joe Avary's journey from the Cayman Islands to North East England.