Huw Edwards

Huw Edwards: Biography in Details

Who is Huw Edwards?

Huw Edwards is a Welsh journalist, presenter, and newsreader. Huw Edwards serves as a presenter of ‘BBC News at Ten’.

Additionally, he is also the presenter for BBC coverage of state events and international events.

Huw Edwards’ Early Life, Childhood, and Education

Huw Edwards was born in Bridgend on August 18, 1961, to parents   Hywel Teifi Edwards and Aerona Protheroe.

Throughout most of his childhood years, he grew up in Llangennech, near Llanelli.

Huw Edwards holds both Welsh and British nationality. Furthermore, there are no details available about his ethnicity at present.

Talking about his education, Edwards attended Llanelli Boys’ Grammar School.

Additionally, he graduated with a first-class honors degree in French from University College, Cardiff.

Huw Edwards’ Career, Salary, and Net Worth

After his graduation, Edwards worked as a postgraduate at Cardiff University.

Huw Edwards also worked at the commercial radio station Swansea Sound. Eventually, he joined BBC as a news trainee in 1984.

He was appointed the Parliamentary Correspondent for BBC Wales in 1986. From May 1999 to January 2003, he presented the ‘BBC Six O’Clock News.

Similarly, Edwards has worked on a similar range of other BBC News programs including ‘One O’Clock News’, ‘Newsnight’ and ‘Breakfast News’ among others.

Furthermore, Edwards has covered numerous important news in his career to date.

Huw Edwards covered the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in 2011, the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II, in 2012 and the UK General Election in 2015, and the 2016 EU Referendum.

Additionally, Edwards is also a recognized author.

He has authored two books namely, ‘Capeli Llanelli: Our Rich Heritage’ and ‘City Mission: The Story of London’s Welsh Chapels’. In addition, he is the Vice-President of the National Churches Trust.

Huw Edwards has won the BAFTA Cymru Award several times in his career.

He won the award in the category of ‘Best Onscreen Presenter’ in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2010.

Edwards has not revealed his current salary. Additionally, his estimated net worth is $3 million as of 2023.

Is Huw Edwards involved in any rumors and controversies?

Huw Edwards made the news recently after he agreed to pay cuts after the gender pay row.

This happened soon after prime minister Theresa May criticized BBC for paying women less than men for the same job.

At present, there are no rumors concerning his life and career.

Huw Edwards’ Body Measurements

Talking about his body measurement, Huw Edwards has a height of 6 feet (1.83 m).

Additionally, his hair color is blonde/grey and his eye color is black.

Social Media Profile

Huw Edwards is active on social media. He has a huge number of followers on social networking sites such as Twitter and Instagram.

He has more than 63.2k followers on Twitter. In addition, he has more than 14.2k followers on Instagram.

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References: (news.sky.com, thesun.co.uk, inews.co.uk, walesonline.co.uk)

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