Huw Edwards (journalist)
| Huw Edwards | |
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Edwards in 2013
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| Born |
18 August 1961 Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Residence | Dulwich, London, England |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Alma mater | Cardiff University |
| Occupation | Journalist, News Anchor, Television Presenter |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Employer | BBC |
| Notable credit(s) |
Olympic Games BBC News at Ten BBC News Channel BBC News at Five The Royal Wedding 2011 UK General Election 2015 |
| Spouse(s) | Vicky Flind |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) |
Hywel Teifi Edwards (father) Aerona Edwards (mother) |
Huw Edwards (born 18 August 1961) is a Welsh journalist, presenter, and newsreader. As the BBC News lead presenter for major breaking news in the United Kingdom, Edwards presents Britain's most watched news programme, BBC News at Ten, the corporation's flagship news broadcast. He also presents BBC coverage of state events, international events when David Dimbleby is unable to, the hour-long BBC News at Five on the BBC's rolling news channel BBC News and occasionally presents BBC News at Six. Edwards presented the BBC's coverage of major national events, including the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Edwards was born in Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales, into a Welsh-speaking family, and, from the age of four, was brought up in Llangennech, near Llanelli. He was educated at Llanelli Boys' Grammar School and graduated with a first-class honours degree in French from University College, Cardiff, in 1983. His father, Hywel Teifi Edwards, was an author and academic, who was Research Professor of Welsh-language Literature at the University College, Swansea. His mother, Aerona Protheroe, taught at Llanelli's Ysgol Gyfun y Strade for 30 years. After his first degree, he started postgraduate work at Cardiff University in Medieval French before joining the BBC.
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