{{Short description|Australian TV Presenter, Journalist & Meteorologist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox person |name=Josh Holt |birth_date={{birth year and age|1980}} |education = University of Sydney |occupation=Meteorologist and Television Presenter |employer=Network 10 |known_for=delivering weather forecasts on television |television= ''10 News First'' }} '''Josh Holt''' (born 1980)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Falvey|first1=Brooke|last2=Rossi|first2=Damien Anthony|date=14 August 2020|title=Brisbane bachelor off the market after TV proposal|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/lifestyle/uonsunday/damien-anthony-rossi/brisbane-bachelor-off-the-market-after-tv-proposal/news-story/b18c5a4b9d2d8406981cbe3423c1b6b9|work=The Sunday Mail|location= |access-date=14 July 2022|quote=Josh Holt came up with the ultimate plan of using his 40th birthday as a ruse to pop the big question to his partner...}}</ref> is an Australian TV meteorologist who works at Network 10.
==Biography== After completing his undergraduate degree in Journalism and Media at Sydney University, Holt studied television presenting at NIDA. Holt has also completed his postgraduate university studies in climate and atmospheric sciences graduating with a distinction average. He has also completed his postgraduate studies in meteorology graduating as a student of the Bureau of Meteorology's Graduate Meteorologist Program.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
He spent five years at the original The Weather Channel before joining Network 10 in July 2013 as the weather presenter for the Brisbane edition of ''Ten News at Five''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Knox|first=David|date=5 August 2013|title=Josh Holt joins TEN News Qld|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2013/08/josh-holt-joins-ten-news-qld.html|work=TV Tonight|location= |access-date=14 July 2022}}</ref>
When Network 10 underwent a major restructure in 2020 which saw the production of each of the state news bulletins centralised to Sydney and Melbourne, it was initially reported that Holt had been made redundant along with his on air colleague, news presenter Georgina Lewis, with the network opting to use one national weather presenter for all bulletins.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lallo|first=Michael|date=11 August 2020|title='Painful changes': Network 10 axes presenters|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/painful-changes-network-10-axes-weeknight-news-presenters-20200811-p55klp.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|location= |access-date=14 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Blackiston|first=Hannah|date=11 August 2020|title=Kerri-Anne Kennerley, Natarsha Belling and Tim Bailey all axed as Ten cuts across the network|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/kerri-anne-kennerley-natarsha-belling-and-tim-bailey-all-axed-as-ten-cuts-across-the-network-638306|work=Mumbrella|location= |access-date=14 July 2022}}</ref>
However, it was later revealed the network would instead transfer Holt from Brisbane to Sydney where he would present the local weather forecasts on the Brisbane, Sydney and Perth editions of ''10 News First'' while Kate Freebairn would deliver local weather forecasts for the Melbourne and Adelaide editions of ''10 News First''.<ref name=bailey>{{cite news |last=Rossi|first=Damien Anthony|date=10 September 2020|title=Josh Holt to be the new Tim Bailey|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/lifestyle/uonsunday/josh-holt-to-be-the-new-tim-bailey/news-story/dbd8143af44b8e68263fd124f6342406|work=The Courier-Mail|location= |access-date=14 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Knox|first=David|date=9 September 2020|title=10 News weather presenters join interstate bulletins|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/09/10-news-weather-presenters-join-interstate-bulletins.html|work=TV Tonight|location= |access-date=14 July 2022}}</ref>
On the Sydney edition of ''10 News First'', Holt succeeded veteran weather presenter Tim Bailey who had been with the network for 30 years.<ref name=bailey/> On the Perth edition of ''10 News First'', Holt succeeded local Perth weather presenter Michael Schultz,<ref>{{cite news |last=Hoffman|first=Lily|date=15 September 2020|title=Perth confused for Brisbane in first Channel Ten weather forecast since redundancies|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/tv/perth-confused-for-brisbane-in-first-channel-ten-weather-forecast-since-redundancies-ng-b881667074z|work=PerthNow|location= |access-date=14 July 2022}}</ref> though he was since replaced by Beau Pearson when local production resumed in March 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/12/10-news-first-status-quo-in-perth.html|title=10 News First status quo in Perth|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|date=13 December 2023|accessdate=15 December 2023}}</ref> As of September 2024, Holt has ceased appearing on the Queensland bulletin, following the return of local production to Mount Coot-tha in Brisbane; he continues to present weather on the now-standalone Sydney bulletin and 10 News First Lunchtime, Afteroon and Late Night national bulletins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://10play.com.au/10-play-trending/articles/liz-cantor-joins-10-news-first-queensland-as-weather-presenter/tpa240828egnwp|title=Liz Cantor Joins 10 News First Queensland As Weather Presenter|publisher=Network 10|date=28 August 2024|accessdate=28 August 2024}}</ref>
While at The Weather Channel, Holt was nominated for Most Outstanding Performance by a Broadcast Journalist at the 2010 and 2012 ASTRA Awards but lost to Kieran Gilbert and David Speers, respectively, both from Sky News Australia.<ref>{{cite news|last=Knox|first=David|date=14 May 2010|title=ASTRA Awards 2010: Nominees|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2010/05/astra-awards-2010-nominees.html|work=TV Tonight|location= |access-date=14 July 2022}}</ref><ref name=outstanding>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=24 June 2010|title=2010 Annual ASTRA Awards winners|url=https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/tv/2010-annual-astra-awards-winners-ng-ya-207603|work=The West Australian|location= |access-date=14 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Knox|first=David|date=22 June 2012|title=FOX Sports, Cloudstreet, Selling Houses Australia top 2012 ASTRA Awards|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2012/06/fox-sports-cloudstreet-selling-houses-australia-top-2012-astra-awards.html|work=TV Tonight|location= |access-date=14 July 2022}}</ref> However, Holt was part of The Weather Channel team who won the ASTRA Award for Most Outstanding News or Coverage in 2010, for his on air live rolling coverage during the Black Saturday bushfires.<ref name=outstanding/>
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