Derek Clifford Brockway was born on 29 October 1967 and is a Welsh meteorologist.
11 Facts About Derek Brockway
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Derek Brockway was born in Barry and attended Holton Road Primary School.
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Derek Brockway went to Barry Boys Comprehensive from 1979 to 1986 where he studied A-Levels in mathematics, physics and geology.
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Derek Brockway went to Coleg Morgannwg in Pontypridd and Reading College of Technology where he attained a BTEC Higher National Certificate in mathematics, statistics and physics in 1993.
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Derek Brockway returned to Wales in September 1997 and joined BBC Wales Today, replacing Helen Willetts as the lead weather forecaster, broadcasting the lunchtime, evening and late forecasts.
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The BBC Wales weather department expanded in 2008 and Derek Brockway was joined by weather presenters Sue Charles and Behnaz Akhgar who cover breakfast and the weekends and stand in for him when he is away.
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Derek Brockway was awarded the British Empire Medal in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting and charity in Wales.
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Derek Brockway appeared in The Big Welsh Challenge, a programme in which Welsh personalities are challenged to learn Welsh.
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At the beginning of the S4C 2015 reality series Cariad@Iaith Derek Brockway described himself as having "quite a bit of Welsh" despite being "not fluent".
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On 22 June 2010, Derek Brockway featured in the WJEC Higher tier Welsh Second Language Listening and Responding exam, reading the weather headlines and being interviewed by the exam board's regular interviewers.
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Derek Brockway appeared on the BBC's Auntie's Bloomers as a result of a mishap with an umbrella during the Rugby World Cup.