Beti George (born 19 January 1939) is a Welsh broadcaster of television and radio. She began working for the

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and was best known for presenting the nightly Welsh-language news programme, ''

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''. Since 1987 she has presented a radio programme called ''Beti a'i Phobol'' on

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Biography

Early life

George was born n

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. She studied at

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and

Aberystwyth University , mottoeng = A world without knowledge is no world at all , established = 1872 (as ''The University College of Wales'') , former_names = University of Wales, Aberystwyth , type = Public , endowment = ...

. George taught at a grammar school in Brecon for 18 months.

Career

George started her career as a freelance with the BBC as a reporter for the programme "Bore Da" (''Good Morning'') alongside T. Glynne Davies who inspired her. She also introduced a number of music programmes as well as presenting the Welsh-language news broadcast ''

'' on

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. She was one of the presenters of a series called ''DNA Wales''; it broadcast a special programme on

St. David's Day Saint David's Day ( cy, Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant or ; ), or the Feast of Saint David, is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and falls on 1 March, the date of Saint David's death in 589 AD. The feast has been regularly celebrat ...

in 2015 and showed a series of four programmes between November and December 2015. George has presented a programme on

called ''Beti a'i Phobol'' since 1985, where she talks to different guests each week.

Personal life

Her partner was the writer and broadcaster

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and they lived in Cardiff. Their relationship of 42 years lasted until Parry-Jones' death from

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in 2017. George raised awareness of the condition through the Welsh media. She presented ''Un o Bob Tri for'' S4C ''i'', and the programme''The Dreaded Disease – David's Story'' on BBC Radio Wales . In 2017 a documentary - David and Beti : Lost for Words, broadcast on BBC Cymru/Wales and BBC One, won a gold award at the New York Film Festival. She has a son,

Iestyn George Iestyn George is a Welsh journalist, who previously worked as an editor at both ''NME'' and '' GQ'' and is now a lecturer at University of Brighton. Journalism career During the 1990s, George was a writer for ''NME'' magazine, and became news ed ...

, who is a journalist and former music editor for ''

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'' and '' GQ'' magazines.

Political Views

George rejected an MBE on the grounds that it would be hypocritical and that she is a republican. She is a supporter of Welsh independence. She said: "We can't afford not to embrace independence and a new system of government – one that puts the emphasis on well-being rather than on dreary monetary and GDP statistics which don't seem to be working anyway. An egalitarian Wales that would be outwardly looking, that would work with other like minded nations to end poverty and tackle

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, and would joyfully share and exchange language and cultural experiences."

References

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