Lisa Gwilym
Lisa Gwilym (born 17 June 1975) is a Welsh broadcaster who presents shows on BBC Radio Cymru and the Welsh language television channel, S4C.
Television
Gwilym began her career at S4C in 1998 as a continuity presenter for the Planed Plant children's strand.
In October 2001, she joined the S4C live teen magazine programme Uned 5 (Unit 5) as a presenter. During her time on the show, she took part in the 2003 John Cooper Mini Challenge.[1] She also co-presented a special documentary with then-colleague Gethin Jones from Madagascar. This was broadcast over the Christmas holidays in 2004. Beforehand, she announced on Friday 16 December that she was leaving her presenting role. Gwilym stayed at Antena Television (the producers of Uned 5) to work as a producer on the show.
Between April 2008[2] and December 2009, Gwilym presented S4C's now-defunct flagship arts programme, Sioe Gelf. In 2012, she was one of three presenters for the history series Darn Bach o Hanes. She also introduces ITV Wales's archive series Cofio. In 2013 she started presenting the live music series Y Stiwdio Gefn.[3]
Gwilym has also presented and reported for S4C's coverage of the Welsh National Eisteddfod (in 2003, 2004 & 2009), the Brecon Jazz Festival, Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau (Dolgellau's Big Session), Wakestock, the Tan y Ddraig (Dragon's Fire) concerts at Bryn Terfel's Faenol Festival and Hanner Cant, a music festival to mark the 50th anniversary of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg. She has also been a live reporter for Children in Need's Welsh opt-out coverage and worked on BBC Radio 1's BBC Introducing opt-out in Wales.
Gwilym currently presents the S4C culture show Pethe as well as music show Y Stiwdio Gefn, which started its second series in August 2013.[4]
Radio
In Summer 2003, Gwilym started her own late night radio show on Mondays and Tuesdays as part of the C2 youth strand on BBC Radio Cymru, broadcast live from BBC Cymru's studios in Bangor and featuring contemporary Welsh language music, features, news & interviews and listeners' texts & e-mails.
At the start of 2007, the programme was expanded to Sunday afternoons and Saturday afternoons during the summer (albeit pre-recorded). In October 2007, Gwilym started presenting shorter one-hour shows at 10pm on Thursdays and Fridays. Between June and October 2010, Gwilym temporarily left C2 to present Radio Cymru's early morning show each weekday. She returned on Monday 8 November 2010 to host the flagship 8-10pm show each weeknight. In October 2012, she moved to a weekly three-hour C2 show, broadcast 7-10pm on Wednesday nights.[5]
Personal life
Gwilym is originally from Henllan in Denbighshire. She now lives in Y Felinheli with her husband, actor Llŷr Ifans.[2] In late 2013, she gave birth to their first child.[6]
References
- ^ "John Cooper Challenge article in Welsh". Uned 5 website. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
- ^ a b Lisa Tunstall (5 April 2008) "ARTS ATTACK; Fronting Sioe Gelf is Lisa's dream job", Daily Post (Liverpool). Retrieved 2013-09-10.
- ^ "Y Stiwdio Gefn ar flaen y gad (in Welsh)". Daily Post (Conwy). 15 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
- ^ "Y Stiwdio Gefn". S4C. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Lisa Gwilym BBC Programme". Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ http://www.golwg360.com/blog/cyfranwyr-gwadd/129417-pigion-y-flwyddyn-10-uchaf-rhaglen-lisa-gwilym
External links
- Radio Cymru C2 Lisa Gwilym website (in Welsh)
- Radio Cymru C2 interview with Lisa (in Welsh)
- Online text blog for Y Sioe Gelf (in Welsh)
- Lisa Gwilym at IMDb