Huw Edwards (journalist)
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Huw Edwards (born August 1961) is one of the chief news presenters for BBC News in the United Kingdom. He regularly presents the BBC Ten O'Clock News on BBC One and an hour-long slot from 5pm on BBC News 24.
In 2003, he was made a Fellow of the University of Wales, and in 2005 he became Honorary Professor of Journalism at Cardiff University. In 2005, he was appointed Patron of the National College of Music. He is a competent organist and pianist, and once had ambitions of becoming a concert pianist.
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[edit] Career
[edit] BBC
Between May 1999 and January 2003, Edwards presented the BBC Six O'Clock News, also on BBC One. During this period, the Six O'Clock News became the most watched news programme in Britain.
In September 2002, he was named as the main presenter of the Ten O'Clock News on BBC One, one of the most watched news programmes in Britain and considered the corporation's flagship news broadcast. He took up this position in January 2003. Along with David Dimbleby, he also presents various special programmes such as the Festival of Remembrance, Trooping the Colour and the State Opening of Parliament. It is speculated that Edwards will be the successor to Dimbleby as the host of other special event programming which could include election night specials and state funerals.
He was formerly Chief Political Correspondent for BBC News 24, and spent more than 14 years reporting politics from Westminster across a range of BBC programmes. He started his political reporting career in 1986 as Parliamentary Correspondent for BBC Wales, before moving to network news.
He has also presented or contributed to a range of other BBC News programmes, including Breakfast News, One O'Clock News, Newsnight and Panorama. Since April 2006, Edwards has presented the newly established Five O'Clock News on the 24-hour news channel BBC News 24.
[edit] TV Presenter
Although predominantly a news journalist, Edwards has presented a wide range of programming on television and radio, including documentaries on classical music, religion, and the Welsh language, of which he is a native speaker.
[edit] Acting
Edwards played a Doctor Who Olympics announcer in the 2006 series episode "Fear Her" and had a cameo appearance in the TV adaptation of the series Absolute Power.
[edit] Background
Edwards was born in Bridgend, Wales and brought up in Llangennech, near Llanelli. He graduated with a first class honours degree in French from University College, Cardiff. His father is the noted Welsh author and academic Prof Hywel Teifi Edwards.
He is married with five children and lives in London. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Interview on BBC London news, 15 January 2007.
