Dewi Llwyd (born 1954) is a Welsh journalist and television presenter who is best known for his work for S4C. He presented the Welsh-language news programme ''

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'' until the end of 2012, and Pawb a'i Farn until the end of 2019. Llwyd currently presents two radio programmes on

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Biography

Early life

He was born Dewi Llwyd Williams in 1954. Llwyd is the son of the Rev. Ivor Ll. Williams, a Baptist minister and Mary. He grew up in

Deiniolen Deiniolen (; ; ) is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, at the foot of Elidir Fawr, in Llanddeiniolen Community. Deiniolen has views over Caernarfon (7 miles away) and on a clear day, Holyhead Mountain and occasionally the Wicklow Mountains in Irelan ...

and

Morriston Morriston (; cy, Treforys ) is a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales and falls within the Morriston ward. It is the largest community in Swansea county. Morriston is sometimes referred to as a distinct town (e.g. the local fo ...

before his family settled in Bangor, Gwynedd before he reached the age of six. He went to St Pauls Primary School, before attending

Friars School Friars School is a school in Bangor, Gwynedd, and one of the oldest schools in Wales. History 1557 Establishment The school was founded by Geoffrey Glyn who had been brought up in Anglesey and had followed a career in law in London. A fria ...

. Llwyd went to study at Cardiff University; he further studied in London, and later went to an education facility in Washington, D.C. He later spent time in education in France and Spain.

Career

Llwyd joined the BBC in 1980 as parliamentary correspondent, and had been a regular presenter on the Welsh-language news programme ''

'' since it started. He left ''Newyddion'' at the end of 2012. He presented the political discussion program, ''Pawb a'i Farn'', on S4C between 1998 and December 2019, and presents the radio programmes ''Dewi Llwyd ar fore Sul'' and ''Hawl i Holi'' on

. Llwyd presents the Welsh language coverage of UK General elections, referendums and Welsh Assembly elections. In 2017, Llwyd presented Etholiad 2017 (Election 2017) with the results of the 2017 United Kingdom general election in a joint broadcast between S4C and

. He also presented Etholiad 2019, the Welsh language coverage of the results of the 2019 United Kingdom general election.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Llwyd, Dewi 1954 births Welsh television journalists Alumni of Cardiff University People educated at Friars School, Bangor Living people