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Mai Davies
Mai Davies (born 1964) is a Welsh journalist and television presenter. Born in Carmarthen, South Wales, she started her career at HTV Wales in Cardiff as a reporter and presenter on '' Wales at 6''. She then moved within the regional ITV network to TVS where she became one of the main presenters of its nightly news programme, ''Coast to Coast'', often alongside Fred Dinenage. From the start of 1993, Meridian Television took over the ITV franchise for southern England, and she transferred to the new company, becoming the main anchor for its new news programme from Newbury, serving the northern part of the region. During this time, the programme won the Royal Television Society award for the best Regional News Magazine programme. After becoming freelance, she presented across a series of channels, including ITV Wales's political programme ''Waterfront'' until the end of 2009, but also including Channel 5, BBC Radio 4, BBC 5 Live, and the BBC World Service. In 2009 Davies, widely r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh People
The Welsh ( cy, Cymry) are an ethnic group native to Wales. "Welsh people" applies to those who were born in Wales ( cy, Cymru) and to those who have Welsh ancestry, perceiving themselves or being perceived as sharing a cultural heritage and shared ancestral origins. Wales is the third-largest Countries of the United Kingdom, country of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In the Acts of Union 1707, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland merged to become the Kingdom of Great Britain. The majority of people living in Wales are British nationality law, British citizens. In Wales, the Welsh language ( cy, Cymraeg) is protected by law. Welsh remains the predominant language in many parts of Wales, particularly in North Wales and parts of West Wales, though English is the predominant language in South Wales. The Welsh language is also taught in schools throughout Wales, and, even in regions of Wales in which Welsh people predominantly speak English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
