Beti George

Beti George (born 19 January 1939) is a Welsh broadcaster of television and radio. She began working for the BBC in Swansea and presented the Welsh-language news broadcast Newyddion and presents a radio programme called Beti a'i Phobol since 1987.

George was born on 19 January 1939 in Coed-y-bryn near Llangrannog. She studied at Cardiff University and Aberystwyth University. George taught at a grammar school for 18 months.

George started her career as a freelance with the BBC as a reporter for the programme "Bore Da" '('Good Morning')' alongside T. Glynne Davies who inspired her. She also introduced a number of music programmes as well as presenting the Welsh-language news broadcast Newyddion on S4C. She was one of the presenters of a series called DNA Wales; it broadcast a special programme on St. David's Day in 2015 and showed a series of four programmes between November and December 2015. George has presented a programme on BBC Radio Cymru called Beti a'i Phobol since 1985, where she talks to different guests each week.

Her partner was the writer and broadcaster David Parry-Jones and they lived in Cardiff. Their relationship lasted until Parry-Jones' death from Alzheimer's disease in 2017. George raised awareness of the condition through the Welsh media. S4C showed a programme about the disease Un o Bob Tri, and presented a program The Dreaded Disease - David's Story on BBC Radio Wales. She has a son, Iestyn George, who is a journalist and former music editor for NME and GQ magazines.

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