Huw Edwards (journalist)
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Image:BBChuwedwards.jpg Huw Edwards (born August 1961) is one of the chief news presenters for BBC News in the United Kingdom, regularly presenting the BBC Ten O'Clock News on BBC One and an hour-long slot from 5pm on BBC News 24.
Edwards was brought up in Llangennech, near Llanelli in Wales, and graduated with a first class honours degree in French from University College, Cardiff.
In September 2002, he was named as the main presenter of the Ten O'Clock News on BBC One, one of the most watched news programmes in Britain and considered as the corporation's flagship news broadcast. He took up this position in January 2003. Along with David Dimbleby, he also presents various special programmes such as the State Opening of Parliament. It is speculated that Edwards will be the successor to Dimbleby as the host of other special event programming that he has not already taken over the duties of, such as becoming the main anchor of election night specials and state funerals.
Between May 1999 and January 2003, Edwards presented the Six O'Clock News, also on BBC One. During this period, the Six O'Clock News became the most watched news programme in Britain.
He was formerly Chief Political Correspondent for BBC News 24, and spent more than years reporting politics from Westminster across a range of BBC programmes. He started his political reporting career in 1986 as Parliamentary Correspondent for BBC Wales, before moving to the national news.
He has also presented or contributed to a range of other BBC News programmes, including Breakfast News, One O'Clock News, Newsnight and Panorama. Since April 2006, Edwards has presented the newly established Five O'Clock News on the 24-hour news channel BBC News 24.
Although predominantly a news journalist, Edwards has presented a wide range of programming on television and radio, including documentaries on classical music, religion, and the Welsh language, of which he is a native speaker.cy:Huw Edwards