Siân Pari Huws
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| Born | 2 September 1960 |
| Died | 29 November 2015 (aged 55) |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Alma mater | Aberystwyth University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, television presenter and radio personality |
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Siân Pari Huws[1] (2 September 1960 – 29 November 2015) was a journalist and broadcaster. She worked for BBC Cymru Wales in Cardiff and broadcast in Welsh and English.[2]
Biography
[edit]A sea captain's daughter,[3] Siân Pari Huws was born in St Asaph and the family moved to the Wirral.[3] She spent her childhood in Spital, Bebington. She attended Wirral Grammar School for Girls and went on to study in Aberystwyth University. She died of cancer at the age of 55 on 29 November 2015,[2] leaving her partner, Geraint, her mother Eira and brothers Alun and Geraint.
Career
[edit]She joined the BBC in Cardiff in the early 1980s.[2] She presented Good Morning Wales on BBC Radio Wales from Cardiff before moving to Bangor to present Good Evening Wales.[3] She occasionally presented Post Prynhawn on Radio Cymru along with many other programmes. She was also a familiar voice on Radio 3 presenting concerts by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and BBC Cardiff Singer of the World.[3] She worked as a freelance presenter, producer and media coach. She presented a series for S4C - Hanes Cymru a'r Môr - looking at the maritime history of Wales.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hanes Cymru a'r Môr" (in Welsh). Radio Times. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Teyrngedau i Sian Pari Huws". BBC Cymru Fyw (in Welsh). 29 November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Tributes paid to BBC journalist Sian Pari Huws". dailypost.co.uk/. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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