Hywel Teifi Edwards was born on 18 August 1961 in Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales. Welsh-speaking family raised him, he grew up in Llangennech, near Llanelli from the age of four.
His father Hywel Teifi Edwards was a Welsh language activist, author, and an academic research professor of Welsh-language Literature at University College, Swansea. Aerona Protheroe (mother) was a teacher at Llanelli’s Ysgol Gyfun Y trade for 30 years.
Huw Edwards Education
He went to Llanelli Boys Grammer School. Edwards graduated with a first-class honors degree in French from Cardiff University College in 1983. He worked at a local radio station as a reporter for Swansea Sound before joining BBC as a news trainee in 1984.
Huw Edwards Awards
In 2001-2005 he won the Best on-screen presenter for five consecutive years.
In 2010 he also won the best on-screen presenter and in 2012 they nominated him for the award.
Huw Edwards Net Worth
Tv Personality and journalist at BBC – United Kingdom
Edwards was born in 1961, in Wales. He earns an annual salary of £425,000.00 and a monthly salary of £35,416.67
Weekly earnings £8,173.08
Daily earnings £1,634.62
Vicky Flind is the wife to Edwards, She is a television producer known for her good work in editing This Weekend and Preston. They have five children named Dan, Hannah, Amos, Rebecca, and Sammy. The family has Christian roots and lives in Dulwich, London. Edwards has a Ph.D. that the University of Wales Trinity Saint David awarded to him(The History of Welsh Chapel in the 18th Century).
After spending a short time working at Swansea Sound Edwards joined BBC in 1984. In 1986 he upgraded to BBC Wales parliamentary correspondent. He presents “how long BBC News” at Five, BBC News at One, BBC News weekend News, and Daily Politics. Edwards covered the wedding of royal prince William and Catherine Middleton, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. He also covered the wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry including the funeral of Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Edwards was the lead presenter for the United States 2019 general election coverage that took place on 12 and 13 December. Edwards presented BBC Six O’clock News between May 1999 and January 2003. It was the most popular and watched the programme. January 2003 was the year he joined BBC Ten O’clock News on BBC One as the presenter.
Huw Edwards along David Dimbleby
For example; the Festival of Remembrance, the State opening of the Parliament, and Trooping the color. During the London 2012 Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics, and 2014 commonwealth Games, Edwards led the BBC commentary team at the opening and closing ceremonies.
He covered various elections including the 2007 National Assembly for Wales elections for BBC Wales, the coverage of the United States elections in 2008, and the inauguration of Barack Obama.
During his time as the former Chief political correspondent for BBC News, he spent over 14 years reporting politics in various BBC range programs in Westminster. He was a significant contributor to other BBC programs such as Breakfast News, News Night, Panorama, and One O’clock News.
BBC News
Edwards has presented the now BBC News At Five on the 24-hour BBC channel since April 2006. He covered the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2012 on BBC channel In addition, he covered events such as the death of Nelson Mandela on BBC One, BBC local Elections in 2014 where he took over from David Dimbleby, BBC’s 2015 general election and 2016 EU referendum alongside Dimbleby.
How old is Huw Edwards?
Huw Edwards was born on 18th August 1961 in Bridgend Glamorgan, Wales. He is therefore 61 years as of January 2023. The journalist was contemplating his future in August 2021 saying that he will continue with his job for five more years. He told BBC radio Cymru.
