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Huw Edwards
Since January
2003, Huw Edwards has been known to millions of viewers as presenter of the
BBC's Ten O'Clock News and he accepted an invitation to become the Patron of
the National College of Music in 2005. As a result of his acceptance, he was
elected as an Honorary Fellow of the College.
Formerly Chief
Political Correspondent for BBC News 24, Huw spent 12 years reporting politics
at Westminster. He combined this with presenting a range of programmes on
classical music on BBC TWO, Radio 3, Radio 4 and S4C. He is an organist,
pianist and oboist, and in his youth had hopes of becoming a concert pianist,
before deciding to focus on things academic.
In recent years
he has presented The Story of Wales, Songs of Praise, and hosted coverage of
the Queen's Golden Jubilee Service at St Paul's Cathedral.
Huw has
presented a wide range of BBC programmes, including Newsnight, Panorama and
Breakfast News.
Born in August
1961, Huw was raised in Llangennech, near Llanelli, and attended Llanelli Boys
Grammar School.
He graduated,
with a first class honours degree in French, from the University of Wales,
Cardiff. He is also a Fellow of the University.
Huw is married
and lives in South London.
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