Welsh broadcaster and author Teleri Bevan, ''b. 1931, d. 2020 (aged 88)'',was the founding editor of

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. She was also the author of three nonfiction books including ''Esmé: Guardian of Snowdonia'' (2014), a biography of Welsh conservationist

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Early life and education

Bevan was born near

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in Wales in 1931. She later studied at

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in Bangor, Wales.

Career

Journalism

Bevan began working for the

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in 1955, where she acted as a presenter, producer, and editor. In 1978, Bevan was named the first editor of BBC Radio Wales. Her appointment to the role was a source of controversy, with some criticizing her decision to cancel the popular program ''Good Morning Wales'' and replace it with a new morning program titled ''AM''. However, Bevan eventually increased in popularity. In 1981, Bevan became the deputy head of programs, and in 1985, she became the head of programs for BBC Wales. Throughout her career, Bevan interviewed a wide variety of influential people, including Tom Jones and

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Literature

After retiring from broadcasting in Bevan began a second career in nonfiction writing. In 2004, Bevan published a memoir of her broadcasting career titled ''Years on Air: Living with the BBC''. Bevan's second book, ''The Ladies of Blaenwern'' (2010), told the history of the Welsh musical group

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, and was nominated for the January Book of the Month by the

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. In 2014, she published ''Esmé: Guardian of Snowdonia'', a biography of Welsh conservationist Esmé Kirby.

Death

Bevan died in November 2020.

References

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