Huw Edwards Biography
Huw Edwards is a well-known Welsh journalist, newsreader, and presenter. Besides, he presents BBC News at Ten, the corporation’s flagship news broadcast.
Huw Edwards Age|Birthday
Edwards is 61 years old as of 2022. In addition, he was born on 18 August 1961, in Bridgend, United Kingdom. Therefore, he celebrates his birthday on 18 August every year.
Huw Edwards Height |weight
Edwards has a height an approximated height of 6 feet (1.83 meters) tall. Furthermore, his hair color is blonde|grey and as well has a black eye color.
Huw Edwards weight loss
Edwards looks fighting fit throughout his coverage of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Besides, do you know how the Trooping the Colour host got into shape? Edwards, 60, previously disclosed the secret to his dramatic weight loss, after shedding three stone because of a new diet and fitness routine back in 2019.
Huw Edwards Family | Parents| Siblings
Edwards was born and raised in Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales, from a Welsh-speaking family, and, from the age of four, was raised in Llangennech, near Llanelli. Additionally, his father, Hywel Teifi Edwards, was a Plaid Cymru and Welsh language activist, and also an author and academic, who became Research Professor of Welsh-language Literature at University College, Swansea. Moreover, his mother, Aerona Protheroe, taught at Llanelli’s Ysgol Gyfun y Strade for 30 years. Besides, he has one sister, Meinir.
Huw Edwards Wife
Edwards is married to Vicky Flind, who is a television producer, whose credits involved editing This Week and Peston. Furthermore, the couple live in Dulwich, London, and are blessed with five children. Additionally, he is an active Christian and is a weekly churchgoer. Furthermore, he was awarded a PhD, on Welsh Chapels in London and also Llanelli, by the University of Wales Trinity Saint David in 2018. Besides, he has stated that he has had bouts of depression since 2002.
Huw Edwards illness
He has informed the media that he has had bouts of depression since 2002.
Huw Edwards BBC News
He spent a short period of time on work experience at the commercial radio station Swansea Sound, prior to joining the BBC as a news trainee in 1984. Edwards became Parliamentary Correspondent for BBC Wales in 1986. Besides, he presented the BBC Six O’Clock News from May 1999 to January 2003. Throughout this period, this was the most watched news programme in Britain.
Additionally in January 2003, he was the main presenter of the Ten O’Clock News on BBC One, considered the corporation’s flagship news broadcast. Together with David Dimbleby, he besides presents various unique programmes including the Festival of Remembrance, Trooping the Colour and also the State Opening of Parliament. Moreover, he led the BBC commentary team at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2014 Commonwealth Games, and 2012 London Olympics.
Furthermore, he has presented many election specials, such as coverage of the 2007 National Assembly for Wales election for BBC Wales and besides the BBC coverage of the United States elections, 2008 results and also the inauguration of Barack Obama. Additionally, he was formerly Chief Political Correspondent for BBC News, and as well spent more than 14 years reporting politics from Westminster across a huge range of BBC programmes.
Likewise, he has presented or contributed to a range of other BBC News programmes, such as Breakfast News, One O’Clock News, Panorama, and Newsnight. He has presented the newly established BBC News at Five on the 24-hour BBC News channel since April 2006. Besides, he presented the BBC coverage of the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton on 29 April 2011.
Huw Edwards Education
Edwards went to Llanelli Boys’ Grammar School and graduated holding a first-class honors degree in French from University College, Cardiff, (1983). Later, after his first degree, he began postgraduate work at Cardiff University in Medieval French, prior to becoming a reporter for local radio station Swansea Sound and later joined the BBC.
Huw Edwards Net worth| Salary
Edwards has an approximated net worth of $3 million (£2.4 million), in regards to Idol net worth. Furthermore, the BBC’s highest earners, has an average salary of £429,999 per year.
Awards
- 2001 BAFTA Cymru Best Onscreen
- 2002 Best Onscreen Presenter
- 2003 Best Onscreen Presenter
- 2004 Best Onscreen Presenter
- 2005 Best Onscreen Presenter
- 2010 Best Onscreen Presenter
- 2012 Best Onscreen Presenter
