Bethan Elfyn
Bethan Elfyn | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bethan Elfyn |
| Spouse | Richard Hawkins |
| Children | 2 |
| Career | |
| Show | Bethan Elfyn |
| Station | BBC Radio Wales |
| Time slot | 19:00–22:00 Saturday |
| Style | Classic rock and new Welsh music |
| Country | Wales and United Kingdom |
Bethan Elfyn (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈbɛθan ˈɛlvɨn]) is a Welsh radio and television presenter.
Elfyn was born in Bangor, Gwynedd, was brought up in Newtown, Powys, and now lives in Cardiff[1] with her husband, Clwb Ifor Bach Promoter and Works Manager Richard Hawkins. They had a daughter, Tegan, in February 2012,[2] and a second daughter in December 2016.
Elfyn is a fluent Welsh speaker and has appeared as a panellist on Welsh-language channel S4C's music talent show Wawffactor. She co-hosted Radio 1's first Welsh-language programme as part of the oneclick strand in August 2005 with Aled Haydn-Jones from The Chris Moyles Show.
Elfyn co-presented the Wales programme on BBC Radio 1 with Huw Stephens as part of the station's regional output every Thursday evening. She joined Radio 1 in 1999 during the Cool Cymru era of music and arts popularity, as part of the aforementioned new regional output, and left in 2010 after 11 years at the station.[3] She also produced[clarification needed] other programmes for the station.
She currently presents the Saturday evening show for BBC Radio Wales on the current Welsh music scene, with live sessions, interviews and a mix of classic rock and pop.[4] Elfyn also presents The Bethan Elfyn Show on Amazing Radio where she features a range of music from new and emerging artists.[5][6] She also appears occasionally on BBC 6 Music as cover for presenters including Lauren Laverne.[7]
Elfyn is also one of the architects of the BBC/Wales Arts Council programme Horizons Gorwelion, supporting new Welsh bands. The programme was established in 2014.
References
- ^ Elfyn, Bethan. "BBC - Wales Music: Greetings from Bethan". BBC.
- ^ Elfyn, Bethan (28 February 2012). "Today my daughter Tegan is 3 weeks old - time flying by already!".
- ^ "DJ Bethan Elfyn to leave Radio 1". walesonline. 2 November 2010.
- ^ "BBC Radio Wales - Bethan Elfyn". BBC.
- ^ "Amazing Radio signs former Radio 1 DJs". 31 May 2011.
- ^ "Amazing Radio". amazingradio.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2011.
- ^ "BBC Radio 6 Music - Lauren Laverne, Bethan Elfyn sits in". BBC.
External links
- Bethan Elfyn (BBC Radio Wales)
- Bethan Elfyn on Twitter