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Beti George (born 19 January 1939) is a Welsh broadcaster of television and radio. She began working for the BBC in Swansea and presented the Welsh-language news broadcast Newyddion and presents a radio programme called Beti a'i Phobol since 1987.

Biography

Early life

George was born on 19 January 1939 in Coed-y-bryn near Llangrannog. She studied at Cardiff University and Aberystwyth University. George taught at a grammar school for 18 months.[1]

Career

George started her career as a freelance with the BBC as a reporter for the programme "Bore Da" '('Good Morning')' alongside T. Glynne Davies who inspired her. She also introduced a number of music programmes as well as presenting the Welsh-language news broadcast Newyddion on S4C.[1] She was one of the presenters of a series called DNA Wales; it broadcast a special programme on St. David's Day in 2015 and showed a series of four programmes between November and December 2015.[2][3] George has presented a programme on BBC Radio Cymru called Beti a'i Phobol since 1985, where she talks to different guests each week.[4]

In 2017 she received the Geraint Stanley Award for her contribution to music communication through broadcasting

George received the John Hefin Lifetime Achievement Award in May 2018.

George is a fellow of THe University of Wales Y Drindod Dewi Sant, Bangor University and South Wales University

Personal life

Her partner was the writer and broadcaster David Parry-Jones and they lived in Cardiff. Their relationship of 42 years lasted until Parry-Jones' death from Alzheimer's disease in 2017. George raised awareness of the condition through the Welsh media. She presented Un o Bob Tri for S4C i,[5] and The Dreaded Disease – David's Story on BBC Radio Wales.[6]

David and Beti: Lost for Words for the BBC was shown UK wide.

She has a son, Iestyn George, who is a journalist and former music editor for NME and GQ magazines.[7] And now lectures at Brighton University

References

  1. ^ a b "Beti George". BBC (in Welsh). Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Datgelu canlyniadau DNA hynafiadol Angharad Mair yn fyw ar Heno". S4C (in Welsh). Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Cymru DNA Wales – Y Prosiect]; Adalwyd". S4C (in Welsh). Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. ^ Sarah Hill (11 December 2013). "Desert Island Discs, Beti a'i Phobol, and Britishness". BBC. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. ^ S4C (11 December 2013). "Un o Bob Tri – Beti George". S4C (in Welsh). Retrieved 14 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ BBC (11 December 2013). "The Dreaded Disease – David's Story". BBC. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Many things define former GQ music editor Iestyn George, as Sarah Welsh discovered". South Wales Echo. 7 September 2002. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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