Dewi Llwyd
Llwyd in 2019
Born
Dewi Llwyd Williams

1954 (age 69–70)
Bangor
EducationSt. Paul's Primary School,
Ysgol Friars
Occupation(s)Journalist, television and radio broadcaster
Years active1979–present
EmployerBBC Cymru
Known forNewyddion
Pawb a'i Farn
Radio Cymru (Dewi Llwyd ar fore Sul, Hawl i Holi and Post Prynhawn)
SpouseNia
Parent(s)Reverend Ifor Ll. Williams (father)
Mary (Mother)

Dewi Llwyd (born 1954) is a Welsh journalist and television presenter who is best known for his work for S4C. He presented the Welsh-language news programme Newyddion until the end of 2012, and Pawb a'i Farn until the end of 2019. Llwyd currently presents two radio programmes on BBC Radio Cymru.

Biography

Early life

He was born Dewi Llwyd Williams in 1954. Llwyd is the son of the Rev. Ivor Ll. Williams, a Baptist minister and Mary. He grew up in Deiniolen and Morriston before his family settled in Bangor, Gwynedd before he reached the age of six. He went to St Pauls Primary School, before attending Friars School. Llwyd went to study at Cardiff University; he further studied in London, and later went to an education facility in Washington, D.C. He later spent time in education in France and Spain.[1]

Career

Llwyd joined the BBC in 1980 as parliamentary correspondent, and had been a regular presenter on the Welsh-language news programme Newyddion since it started.[2] He left Newyddion at the end of 2012. He presented the political discussion program, Pawb a'i Farn, on S4C between 1998 and December 2019,[3] and presents the radio programmes Dewi Llwyd ar fore Sul and Hawl i Holi on BBC Radio Cymru.[4]

Llwyd presents the Welsh language coverage of UK General elections, referendums and Welsh Assembly elections. In 2017, Llwyd presented Etholiad 2017 (Election 2017) with the results of the 2017 United Kingdom general election in a joint broadcast between S4C and BBC Radio Cymru.[5] He also presented Etholiad 2019, the Welsh language coverage of the results of the 2019 United Kingdom general election.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Cristion – Dewi Llwyd". The National Library of Wales. March 1997. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Dewi Llwyd" (in Welsh). BBC. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Dewi Llwyd: 'Dwi'n teimlo'n gryf am rai pethau'". BBC Cymru Fyw (in Welsh). 1 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Cyflwynwyr newydd". BBC News (in Welsh). 24 October 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  5. ^ "BBC Radio Cymru - Etholiad 2017". Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Election results 2019: Coverage throughout the night on the BBC". BBC News. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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