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Rhodri Talfan Davies (born 9 February 1971) is a Welsh television executive. He is Director of Nations at the

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and is the director of

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. He is a former journalist and communications executive.

Personal life and education

Davies was born in Cardiff in 1971 to Elizabeth Siân Vaughan Yorath and

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, the chairman of

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and a former controller of

. His grandfather

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(1909–1980) was a poet, broadcaster and literary critic. Educated at

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, Cardiff, and

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, Davies went on to study as an undergraduate at

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(BA Hons), and received a postgraduate diploma in journalism from

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Career

Davies's career began with a short tenure as a sub-editor at the '' Western Mail'' in 1993. In the same year he joined the BBC as a news trainee, where he remained as a news reporter and producer until 1999. Davies was head of regional programmes at BBC West in Bristol from 1999-2001, taking charge of BBC television, online and local radio services across the region. He left the BBC in 2001 to become director of TV at the newly launched Homechoice (now

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). In 2005 he was appointed head of TV marketing at the cable operator

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. In 2006 Davies returned to the BBC as head of strategy and communications. He was appointed director of BBC Cymru Wales in September 2011. In December 2020 Davies was appointed as BBC Director of Nations, with responsibility for nations and local audiences in Scotland, England and Northern Ireland. He retained his role as director of BBC Cymru Wales alongside the new role.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Rhodri 1971 births Living people Mass media people from Cardiff People educated at Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf People educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Alumni of Cardiff University BBC executives British television executives Journalists from Cardiff