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Huw Edwards

1961 - Today

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Huw Edwards ( hiw, hew, Welsh pronunciation: [hɨu]; 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 BBC Television, from 2003 to 2023. He resigned from the BBC in 2024, during a police investigation into child pornography offences to which he pleaded guilty. At the BBC, Edwards anchored coverage of state and international events, and occasionally presented on BBC News at Six, BBC News at One, BBC Weekend News, Daily Politics and the international news channel BBC World News. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Huw Edwards is the 195th most popular journalist, the 7,744th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 22nd most popular British Journalist.

Huw Edwards is most famous for being a prominent Welsh news presenter for the BBC, where he has anchored major news events, including general elections and royal occasions. He is particularly well-known as the lead presenter of BBC News at Ten.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Huw Edwards ranks 195 out of 196. Before him are Zineb El Rhazoui, Sevgil Musayeva, Jim Acosta, Evan Gershkovich, Eliot Higgins, and Victoria Marinova. After him are A. O. Scott, Nancy Grace, Lester Holt, Darya Chultsova, Cathy Young, and Hasan Piker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Huw Edwards ranks 1,049. Before him are Peter Vidmar, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Amina Mohamed, John Moolenaar, Wendell Brown, and Brian McDermott. After him are Gary Mabbutt, Larry Murphy, David Cicilline, Blyth Tait, John Costelloe, and Thurl Bailey.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Huw Edwards ranks 7,746 out of 8,785. Before him are Ryan Gage (1983), Dwain Chambers (1978), Alex Hassell (1980), Brian Jacks (1946), Mike Riley (1964), and Jemima Rooper (1981). After him are Laura Michelle Kelly (1981), Gary Mabbutt (1961), Louisa Johnson (1998), Gareth McAuley (1979), Charlie Bewley (1981), and Will Grigg (1991).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United Kingdom

Among journalists born in United Kingdom, Huw Edwards ranks 22. Before him are Samantha Power (1970), Martin Bashir (1963), Yvonne Ridley (1958), Jill Dando (1961), Richard Quest (1962), and Eliot Higgins (1979). After him are Lauren Booth (1967), Clarissa Ward (1980), and Katie Piper (1983).

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