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Huw Edwards (/ h ɪ ʊ, h juː / hiw, hew, Welsh pronunciation:; born 18 August 1961) is a Welsh news presenter. He was the lead presenter of BBC News at Ten, the late evening news programme of the BBC, from 2003 to 2023. He resigned from the BBC in 2024, during a police investigation into child pornography offences to which he pleaded guilty.
Huw Edwards’s wife, Vicky Flind, is a television producer who has worked on several shows such as ITV’s Peston. Friends say she is “the kindest, most decent woman”:
Huw Edwards had been at the forefront of BBC news coverage for decades (PA) When the unthinkable, yet inevitable, happened in September 2022, the eyes of the nation fell on one man.
Edwards, who was born in Bridgend and brought up in Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, joined the BBC as a trainee in 1984. Huw Edwards: Former BBC flagship presenter’s four decades at the ...
The list below reflects presenters' normal postings, but can be posted to cover other studios, they often assume News Correspondent roles when not in a presenting capacity, some have specialisms for example Carl Nasman is the BBC's Environment and Climate Change presenter, he is an anchor and correspondent for coverage of COP summits as well as ...
As well as presenting from the studio, the main presenters were called upon to present on location when major stories broke. For example, Huw Edwards presented live from the BBC's Washington Studio for the 2008, 2012 and 2016 US Presidential Elections and presented live from Basra from the withdrawal ceremony.
Edwards was the corporation’s highest paid newsreader, with a pay bracket of £475,000 and £479,999 for the year 2023/24, before he resigned, according to the BBC’s latest annual report.
Revelations over top-earning presenter will rock not just his industry but the nation’s confidence, writes Nick Hilton