Gwenan Edwards
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Gwenan Edwards is a Welsh
journalist
, television presenter and trained musician
.
Born in Bangor, Gwynedd
, she was educated at Ysgol Friars. She trained as a musician, playing the piano
and flute
. She is a fluent Welsh speaker.
Gwenan trained as a print journalist with Surrey and South London Newspapers, and after stints in regional radio, first appeared on television on Wales at Six
for ITV Wales in 1990. She then joined the BBC, co-anchoring the flagship regional news programme, Newsroom South East
. In 2000, she joined the BBC News Channel and has also since presented for BBC World News. She has reported from Africa, India, the Middle East, the US and much of Europe.
After presenting the channel's travel programme, Gate 24 - (since renamed, FastTrack), Gwenan reported and presented for a series of consumer programmes on ITV and BBC, including Watchdog
.
In 2006, she completed a documentary course at the National Film and Television School
, (NFTS) and has since gone on to make short films, including some for the weekly travel programme, FastTrack for BBC World Television. She is an active member of BAFTA and is currently taking part in their Youth Mentoring Programme in partnership with the Media Trust.
As a trained classical musician, Gwenan has presented for 3 series of BBC2's Proms
and for BBC2's Cardiff Singer of the World competition
. She recently made a film with the cellist, Julian Lloyd Webber
.
She has made a number of short films for the BBC, including one in Armenia in the south Caucasus another with a South African Girls' Choir, the Pretoria High School for Girls
, who visited the Llangollen International Eisteddfod. She also recently shot and produced a film for BBC World on the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, off west Africa (2010).
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, television presenter and trained musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
.
Born in Bangor, Gwynedd
Bangor, Gwynedd
Bangor is a city in Gwynedd, north west Wales, and one of the smallest cities in Britain. It is a university city with a population of 13,725 at the 2001 census, not including around 10,000 students at Bangor University. Including nearby Menai Bridge on Anglesey, which does not however form part of...
, she was educated at Ysgol Friars. She trained as a musician, playing the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
and flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
. She is a fluent Welsh speaker.
Gwenan trained as a print journalist with Surrey and South London Newspapers, and after stints in regional radio, first appeared on television on Wales at Six
Wales Tonight
Wales Tonight is a national television news and current affairs programme, also including local sports news and local features of interest, produced by ITV Wales at its studios in the western outskirts of Cardiff....
for ITV Wales in 1990. She then joined the BBC, co-anchoring the flagship regional news programme, Newsroom South East
Newsroom South East
Newsroom South East was the name of the BBC's regional news programme for southeastern England. It was launched in March 1989 as the successor to London Plus, the South East's previous news programme...
. In 2000, she joined the BBC News Channel and has also since presented for BBC World News. She has reported from Africa, India, the Middle East, the US and much of Europe.
After presenting the channel's travel programme, Gate 24 - (since renamed, FastTrack), Gwenan reported and presented for a series of consumer programmes on ITV and BBC, including Watchdog
Watchdog (TV series)
Watchdog is a BBC television series that investigates viewers' reports of problematic experiences with traders, retailers, and other companies around the UK...
.
In 2006, she completed a documentary course at the National Film and Television School
National Film and Television School
The National Film and Television School was established in 1971 and is based at Beaconsfield Studios in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, and it is located close to Pinewood Studios.-History:...
, (NFTS) and has since gone on to make short films, including some for the weekly travel programme, FastTrack for BBC World Television. She is an active member of BAFTA and is currently taking part in their Youth Mentoring Programme in partnership with the Media Trust.
As a trained classical musician, Gwenan has presented for 3 series of BBC2's Proms
The Proms
The Proms, more formally known as The BBC Proms, or The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts presented by the BBC, is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert Hall in London...
and for BBC2's Cardiff Singer of the World competition
BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition
BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition is a competition for opera and art singers held every two years....
. She recently made a film with the cellist, Julian Lloyd Webber
Julian Lloyd Webber
Julian Lloyd Webber is a British solo cellist who has been described as the "doyen of British cellists".-Early life:Julian Lloyd Webber is the second son of the composer William Lloyd Webber and his wife Jean Johnstone . He is the younger brother of the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber...
.
She has made a number of short films for the BBC, including one in Armenia in the south Caucasus another with a South African Girls' Choir, the Pretoria High School for Girls
Pretoria High School for Girls
Pretoria High School for Girls, also called Girls High or PHSG, is a public, fee charging, English medium high school for girls located in Hatfield, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.-Second Anglo-Boer War:...
, who visited the Llangollen International Eisteddfod. She also recently shot and produced a film for BBC World on the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, off west Africa (2010).