Rebecca John (born 15 April 1970) is a

presenter A presenter is a person or organization responsible for the running of a public event, or someone who conveys information on media via a broadcasting outlet. Presenter may refer to: People * News presenter, person who presents news during a new ...

and reporter for ''

Wales Today ''BBC Wales Today'' is the BBC's national television news programme for Wales, broadcast on BBC One Wales from the headquarters of BBC Cymru Wales in Central Square, Cardiff. According to the BBC, it is the world's longest-running television ne ...

'', BBC Wales on British television. John was born in the

Vale of Glamorgan The Vale of Glamorgan ( cy, Bro Morgannwg ), often referred to as The Vale, is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It borders Bridgend County Borough to the west, Cardiff to the east, Rhondda Cynon Taf to the north, and the Bristol ...

, Wales. She read for a degree in French and German at

Robinson College, Cambridge Robinson College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1977, it is one of the newest Oxbridge colleges and is unique in having been intended, from its inception, for both undergraduate and graduate students of bo ...

, between 1989 and 1993, before completing a postgraduate course in journalism at Trinity & All Saints College. Her first job was a news reporter and presenter at Swansea Sound. She moved to work for BBC Wales in 1994 working in radio news for three years before becoming a TV reporter and news presenter. Rebecca has also started to learn Welsh and has appeared on the S4C Welsh learners programme, ''Welsh in a Week''. She lives in Pontcanna,

Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...

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1970 births Living people Welsh television presenters Welsh women television presenters Welsh journalists Welsh women journalists Alumni of Robinson College, Cambridge BBC newsreaders and journalists Alumni of Leeds Trinity University {{BBC-tv-bio-stub