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Daloni Metcalfe

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Daloni Metcalfe
Born (1968-02-09) February 9, 1968 (age 56)
NationalityWelsh
EducationUniversity of Wales Aberystwyth
Occupation(s)Television and radio presenter
Years active1989 – present

Daloni Metcalfe is a Welsh television and radio presenter (born 9 February 1968), currently presenting the Ffermio and Fferm Ffactor[1] series on S4C.

Early life

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Daloni's family were farmers breeding cattle and sheep on a small holding in the parish of Llanrhychwyn in the Conwy Valley.[2] In her youth, she was a member of Llanrwst Young Farmers' Club. She graduated from the University of Wales Aberystwyth.

Broadcasting career

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Daloni's first job with BBC Wales, in 1989, saw her in Dyffryn Conwy presenting at the National Eisteddfod. She expanded into other areas including presenting for Heno and Wedi 7 and presenting the news for S4C, for whom she also annually presents the Royal Welsh Show. She joined the Ffermio team in January 2005,[3] and began presenting a new series - Fferm Ffactor in 2009.

Personal life

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Daloni farms with her husband Wil and their five children[4] in Tudweiliog on the Llyn Peninsula where they breed sheep and commercial cattle. Daloni herself has recently begun breeding Aberdeen Angus calves.

References

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  1. ^ Pwy yw ffermwr gorau Cymru? Archived 2012-09-29 at the Wayback Machine Daily Post North Wales
  2. ^ Ffermio is a 27/7 business for Daloni Metcalfe Archived 2012-09-29 at the Wayback Machine Daily Post North Wales
  3. ^ No dull days for Daloni Archived 2012-09-29 at the Wayback Machine Daily Post North Wales
  4. ^ Busy Daloni ready for Ffermio return Archived 2012-09-29 at the Wayback Machine Daily Post North Wales